(PC) Demetrious A. Moore v. United States Of America ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DEMETRIOUS A. MOORE, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00451-NONE-SAB (PC) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 13 v. ) RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DISMISSING ACTION 14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et.al., ) ) (Doc. No. 17) 15 Defendants. ) ) 16 ) 17 18 Plaintiff Demetrious A. Moore is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 19 action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 20 (1971), which provides a remedy for violation of civil rights by federal actors. Plaintiff brings a claim 21 for denial of access to the courts in violation of his rights under the First Amendment. (Doc. No. 1.) 22 He contends that certain prison officials failed to obtain and provide him with access to, a second 23 presentence report (“PSR”) prepared for his 2011 resentencing after his direct appeal. (Id. at 5.) 24 Plaintiff avers that the prison officials’ failure hindered his access to the courts as he prepared a 25 petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Id.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge 26 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 27 On June 17, 2020, findings and recommendations were entered, recommending that this case be 28 dismissed in light of the decision in Ziglar v. Abbasi, ___U.S.___, 137 S. Ct. 1843, 1857 (2017) (noting | that “expanding the Bivens remedy is now a disfavored judicial activity”). (Doc. No. 17.) The findin; 2 and recommendations were served on plaintiff and contained notice that objections were due with 3 twenty-one days. (/d.) Plaintiff filed objections on July 20, 2020. (Doc. No. 18.) 4 In his objections, plaintiff contends that what the magistrate judge characterized as □□□□□□□□□□□ remedies” in plaintiffs case were, in fact, “mandatory precursors” to fulfill exhaustion requirements | 6 order to reach the district court and request relief under Bivens. (Doc. No. 18 at 1-2.) Plaintiff furth avers that he suffered actual injury because he discovered a § 2255 claim after gaining access to h 8 2011 PSR but his discovery came too late to receive a decision on the merits of that claim from tl ? court. Ud. at 2, 3-4.) Plaintiff also argues that this is exactly the type of injury Bivens was intended 10 remedy. (/d. at 2-3, 4-5.) In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 304, this court 12 has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, including plaintiff's objections, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record 4 and proper analysis. Under the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbasi and the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Vega v. United States, 881 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2018), the court concludes that plaintiff has failed te allege a cognizable Bivens claim. "7 Accordingly: 18 1. The findings and recommendations issued on June 17, 2020 (Doc. No. 17), are adopte in full; “0 2. This action is dismissed; and 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 73 IT IS SO ORDERED. ~ on 24 Dated: _ October 14, 2020 Ls 7: ar 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 26 27 28