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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LYNN WOODS, No. 2:22-cv-00640-DAD-EFB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING

13 v. DEFENDANT SMITH’S MOTION TO

DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM BROUGHT

14 CHRISTOPHER SMITH, et al., AGAINST HIM 15 Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 28, 39) 16 17 18 Plaintiff Lynn Woods is a state prisoner proceedings pro se and in forma pauperis in this 19 civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 20 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 21 On February 13, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and 22 recommendations recommending that defendant Christopher Smith’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s 23 claim brought against him (Doc. No. 28) be granted. (Doc. No. 39.) Specifically, the magistrate 24 judge concluded that, while plaintiff’s claim brought against defendant Smith was not time- 25 barred, plaintiff had failed to…