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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, No. 2:20-cv-00691-JAM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 On August 19, 2020, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations (ECF. No. 13) herein which were served on the parties and which contained notice that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. On August 20, 2020, plaintiff filed objections to the proposed findings and recommendations (ECF. No. 14), which have been considered by the court. On September 2, 2020, defendants filed objections to the proposed findings and recommendations, which have also been considered. (ECF No. 16.) This court reviews de novo those portions of the proposed findings of fact to which an objection has been made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Business Machines, 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 920 (1982); see also…