Menefield v. Yates et al
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ORDER REQUIRING Defendants to File a Response to Plaintiff's 12 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 2/10/2012. (Sant Agata, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JAMES FREDRICK MENEFIELD,
Plaintiff,
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CASE NO.
1:10-cv-2406-MJS (PC)
ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO
FILE A RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
v.
JAMES A. YATES, et al.,
(ECF No. 12)
Defendants.
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Plaintiff James Fredrick Menefield (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se
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in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The parties have consented to
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jurisdiction by the Magistrate Judge. (ECF Nos. 6 & 7.)
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The action is proceeding against Defendants based on a number of alleged
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violations of the First Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth
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Amendment, and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
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On February 11, 2011, Plaintiff filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. (ECF No.
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12.)1 Since then, the Court has screened Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint (ECF No.
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been served, but not yet filed any response to Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction.
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Accordingly, Defendants are HEREBY ORDERED to file a response to Plaintiff’s
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Plaintiff has also filed another m otion for a prelim inary injunction (ECF No. 39), but it m erely only
refers back to the original m otion. Accordingly, the Court will disregard Plaintiff’s second m otion for a
prelim inary injunction and issue an order to that effect.
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motion for a preliminary injunction (ECF No. 12) within thirty days of entry of this Order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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February 10, 2012
Michael J. Seng
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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