(PS) Gonzalez v. Jones ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DANIEL GONZALEZ, No. 2:15-cv-02448-TLN-KJN 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. 14 KYLE THOMAS JONES, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Daniel Gonzalez (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding in this action pro se. The matter was 18 referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 19 302. 20 On January 29, 2021, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which 21 were served on the parties and which contained notice that any objections to the findings and 22 recommendations were to be filed within fourteen (14) days. (ECF No. 216.) After two brief 23 extensions of time, Plaintiff filed Objections to the Findings and Recommendations (ECF No. 24 221), which have been considered by the Court. 25 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304(f), this 26 Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore 27 Business Machines, 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 920 (1982); see 28 also Dawson v. Marshall, 561 F.3d 930, 932 (9th Cir. 2009). Having reviewed the file under the 1 | applicable legal standards, the Court finds the Findings and Recommendations to be supported by 2 | the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. 3 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 4 1. The Findings and Recommendations (ECF No. 216) are ADOPTED IN FULL; 5 2. Defendants’ Motion for Terminating Sanctions (ECF No. 202) is GRANTED; 6 3. Plaintiff's Motion for a Protective Order (ECF No. 211) is DENIED; 7 4. Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time to Re-Notice the Renewed Motions for 8 Reconsideration (ECF No. 212) is DENIED and the Renewed Motions for 9 Reconsideration (ECF Nos. 197, 198) are TERMINATED; 10 5. The action is DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil 11 Procedure 37(b)(2) and 41(b); and 12 6. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 13 IT IS SO ORDERED. 14 | DATED: March 17, 2021 15 16 /) 17 “ | fb 19 United States District Judge 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28