Valencia v. Gibson et al

Filing 12

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion to Seal Mail 6 , signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A Boone on 2/21/13. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ABEL VALENCIA,

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CASE NO. 1:12-cv-01446-AWI-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO SEAL MAIL

v.
(ECF No. 6)

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CONNIE GIBSON, et al.,

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Abel Valencia is a state prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil

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rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action was filed on September 4, 2012, and on

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September 19, 2012, Plaintiff filed a request that any items mailed to him be sealed rather than taped

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shut to prevent his legal mail from being opened by prison officials.

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Plaintiff is advised that correspondence from the Court, as opposed to correspondence from

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an attorney, is not legal mail. Keenan v. Hall, 83 F.3d 1083, 1095 (9th Cir. 1996). Accordingly,

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Plaintiff’s mail from the Courts shall be processed following the usual procedures, and Plaintiff’s

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motion for his mail to be sealed, rather than taped shut, is HEREBY DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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February 21, 2013
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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