(PS)Smith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DENNIS SMITH, JR., No. 2:21-cv-00110-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER BRIAN ARMSTRONG, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as provided by Eastern District of California local rules. On October 19, 2022, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on the parties and which contained notice that the parties may file objections within fourteen days. F. & R., ECF No. 4. No objections to the findings and recommendations have been filed. The court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. See Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir. 2007) (“[D]eterminations of law by the magistrate judge are reviewed de novo by both the district court and [the…