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BAKER v. BUCKNER, 11-cv-01374-REB-KLM. (2012)

Court: District Court, D. Colorado Number: infdco20120702725 Visitors: 5
Filed: Jun. 29, 2012
Latest Update: Jun. 29, 2012
Summary: ORDER ADOPTING RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ROBERT E. BLACKBURN, District Judge. The matters before me are (1) the Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [#29] 1 filed May 15, 2012; and (2) the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [#22] filed December 19, 2011. No objections having been filed, I review the recommendation for plain error only. See Morales-Fernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, 418 F.3d 1116 , 1122 (10 th Cir. 2005). 2 Finding n
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ORDER ADOPTING RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ROBERT E. BLACKBURN, District Judge.

The matters before me are (1) the Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [#29]1 filed May 15, 2012; and (2) the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [#22] filed December 19, 2011. No objections having been filed, I review the recommendation for plain error only. See Morales-Fernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, 418 F.3d 1116, 1122 (10th Cir. 2005).2 Finding no error, much less plain error, in the magistrate judge's recommended disposition, I find and conclude that the recommendation should be approved and adopted.

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. That Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [#29] filed May 15, 2012, is APPROVED AND ADOPTED as an order of this court;

2. That the plaintiff's request to reinstate his due process claim against quondam defendants Clements and Milyard is DENIED3;

3. That under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), the plaintiff's request for compensatory damages is DENIED4;

4. That the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [#22] filed December 19, 2011, is GRANTED;

5. That the plaintiff's Claims One and Three, as stated in his Prisoner Complaint [#13] filed September 7, 2011, are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6);

6. That the plaintiff's Claims Two and Four, as stated in his Prisoner Complaint [#13] filed September 7, 2011, are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE5 pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6);

7. That Plaintiff SHALL BE PERMITTED to file a Third Amended Complaint within thirty (30) days of this ORDER (1) to reassert his claim for denial of legal access and retaliation by identifying the unnamed shift commander; and (2) to reassert his First Amendment claim by (a) specifically identifying his religion; (b) explaining his beliefs; and (c) providing additional factual details about how and for how long his religious practices were impacted by the alleged removal of religious texts from his prison cell; and

8. That under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the plaintiff's requests for attorney fees6 are DENIED.7

FootNotes


1. "[#29]" is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a specific paper by the court's electronic case filing and management system (CM/ECF). I use this convention throughout this order.
2. This standard pertains even though plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this matter. Morales-Fernandez, 418 F.3d at 1122. In addition, because plaintiff is proceeding pro se, I have construed his pleadings more liberally and held them to a less stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers. See Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200, 167 L.Ed.2d 1081 (2007); Andrews v. Heaton, 483 F.3d 1070, 1076 (10th Cir. 2007); Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 (10th Cir. 1991) (citing Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21, 92 S.Ct. 594, 595-96, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972)).
3. See Order and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [#29] at 7; Order To Dismiss in Part and To Draw Case To a District Judge and To a Magistrate Judge [#14] at 3-4; and plaintiff's Brief In Objection To Motion To Dismiss [#25] at 2-4.
4. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e) provides: "[n]o Federal civil action may be brought by a prisoner confined in a jail, prison, or other correctional facility for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical injury." [#29] at 7.
5. Dismissal with prejudice is proper in pro se matters "`where it is obvious that the plaintiff cannot prevail on the facts he has alleged and it would be futile to give him an opportunity to amend." [#29] at 15 quoting [Oxendine v. Kaplan, 241 F.3d 1272, 1275 (10th Cir. 2001)].
6. See [#29] at 17; [#13] at 11; and [#25] at 13-15.
7. Under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, "[a]ttorney's fees are not warranted unless Plaintiff is successful in prosecuting his claims." [#29] at 17.
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