(PC) Anglin v. Pratti ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RAYMOND ANGLIN, No. 1:19-cv-01334-NONE-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMEDATIONS AND DENYING 14 M. PRATTI, et al., DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON ISSUE OF EXHAUSTION 15 Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 35, 47) 16 17 18 Plaintiff Raymond Anglin is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 19 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate 20 Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 21 On May 13, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations 22 (Doc. No. 47) recommending that defendant’s motion for summary judgment for failure to 23 exhaust the administrative remedies (Doc. No. 35) be denied. The findings and recommendations 24 further recommended granting summary judgment to plaintiff on the issue of exhaustion sua 25 sponte. The findings and recommendations were served on the parties and contained notice that 26 objections were to be filed within thirty days. (Id. at 11–12.) No objections were filed and the 27 time to do so has now passed. 28 ///// 1 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 304, this 2 | court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the 3 | court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis. 4 | The court notes that district courts may enter partial summary judgment on the issue of 5 | exhaustion under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act to nonmovant plaintiffs when the defendants 6 | had moved for summary judgment on exhaustion and had full and fair opportunity to litigate the 7 | issue. Albino v. Baca, 747 F.3d 1162, 1176-77 (9th Cir. 2014) (remanding to district court with 8 | instructions to enter summary judgment to plaintiff on issue of exhaustion where plaintiff was 9 | nonmovant). 10 Accordingly: 11 1. The May 13, 2021 findings and recommendations (Doc. No. 47) are adopted in full; 12 2. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 35) is denied; 13 3. Summary judgment on the issue of exhaustion is entered for plaintiff; and 14 4, The matter is referred back to the magistrate judge for further proceedings. 15 | IT IS SO ORDERED. si □ '6 Dated: _ September 10, 2021 L yt 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28