Norwood v. Cate et al

Filing 56

ORDER Denying 44 Motion Requesting to Make Copies Exceeding the Prison Policy of 100 Copies, signed by Magistrate Judge Gerald B. Cohn on 8/19/11. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GREGORY LYNN NORWOOD,

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-00330-OWW-GBC (PC)

Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION REQUESTING
TO MAKE COPIES EXCEEDING THE
PRISON POLICY OF 100 COPIES
(Doc. 44)

v.
MATTHEW L. CATE, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff Gregory Lynn Norwood ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in
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forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding on
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Plaintiff's first amended complaint, filed on August 14, 2009, against Defendants Kenneth Clark
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Allison, T. P. Wan, J. Reynoso and W. J. Sullivan. (Docs. 11, 15, 17, 19, 20). On June 16, 2011,
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Plaintiff filed a motion to order the prison to allow Plaintiff to make copies in excess of the 100 copy
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limit pursuant to a prison policy. (Doc. 44).
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The Court recognizes that prison administrators "should be accorded wide-ranging deference
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in the adoption and execution of policies and practices that in their judgment are needed to preserve
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internal order and discipline and to maintain institutional security." Whitley v. Albers, 475 U.S. 312,
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321-322 (1986) (quoting Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 547 (1970). Moreover, the Court lacks
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jurisdiction to issue an order requiring the designated prison officials to make extra copies for
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Plaintiff. See Zepeda v. United States Immigration Service, 753 F.2d 719, 727 (9th Cir. 1985).
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Therefore, the Court defers to the prison's policies and practices in limiting prisoners to 100 copies.
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Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff’s motion requesting to exceed the 100 page copy limit, is
HEREBY DENIED. (Doc. 44).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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August 19, 2011
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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