Newsome

(PC) Montecastro v. Newsome

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 14, 20211:19-cv-01065California962 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENDRIX M. MONTECASTRO, No. 1:19-cv-01065-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

v. RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART

NEWSOME, et al., (Doc. No. 19) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Hendrix M. Montecastro is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 25, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge screened the complaint and issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the federal claims in this action be dismissed, with prejudice, due to plaintiff’s failure to state a cognizable claim upon which relief may be granted, and that the court decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff’s asserted state law claims. (Doc. No. 19.) Those findings and recommendations were served on plaintiff and…

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