Brady K. Armstrong v. Yates et al

Filing 59

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion for Court Intervention for Lack of Jurisdiction 58 , signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 11/21/13. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRADY K. ARMSTRONG,

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Plaintiff,
v.
S. DISHMAN,

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Case No. 1:10-cv-02380-LJO-DLB PC
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR COURT INTERVENTION
FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
(ECF No. 58)

Defendant.

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Plaintiff Brady K. Armstrong (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil
rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. On August 21, 2013, the Court granted Plaintiff’s

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Motion for Default Judgment and entered judgment against Defendant S. Dishman in the amount of

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$2,500.00.

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intervention to provide Plaintiff with the court ordered settlement. (ECF No. 58.)

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(ECF Nos. 55 & 56.)

On November 4, 2013, Plaintiff filed a motion for court

“Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by

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Constitution and statute.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S. Ct.
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1673, 1675, 128 L. Ed. 2d 391 (1994). It is to be presumed that a cause lies outside this limited

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jurisdiction. Id. Here, the Court has entered judgment and no longer retains jurisdiction in this

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matter. Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for court intervention is

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DENIED for lack of jurisdiction.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

/s/ Dennis

November 21, 2013

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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