Johnson v. Sisodia, et al.
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ORDER denying 10 Motion for court order to allow access to the law library signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/9/2013. (Lundstrom, T)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ANTHONY JOHNSON,
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Plaintiff,
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DR. SISODIA, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:12-cv-02044-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
COURT ORDER TO ALLOW HIM ACCESS TO
THE LAW LIBRARY
[ECF No. 10]
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Plaintiff Anthony Johnson is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of
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the United States Magistrate Judge on January 11, 2013. Local Rule 302.
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On April 15, 2013, Plaintiff filed a motion for a court order to allow his daily access to the law
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library at Corcoran State Prison. The Court construes Plaintiff’s motion as a request for a preliminary
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injunction.
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A preliminary injunction is an extraordinary remedy never awarded as of right. Winter v.
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Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 9 (2008). For each form of relief sought in
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federal court, Plaintiff must establish standing. Summers v. Earth Island Institute, 555 U.S. 488, 493
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(2009); Mayfield v. United States, 599 F.3d 964, 969 (9th Cir. 2010). This requires Plaintiff to show
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that he is under threat of suffering an injury in fact that is concrete and particularized; the threat must
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be actual and imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical; it must be fairly traceable to challenged
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conduct of the defendant; and it must be likely that a favorable judicial decision will prevent or redress
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the injury. Summers, 555 U.S. at 493; Mayfield, 599 F.3d at 969. Further, any award of equitable
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relief is governed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act, which provides in relevant part, AProspective
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relief in any civil action with respect to prison conditions shall extend no further than necessary to
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correct the violation of the Federal right of a particular plaintiff or plaintiffs. The court shall not grant
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or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no
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further than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right, and is the least intrusive means
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necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right.@ 18 U.S.C. ' 3626(a)(1)(A). Thus, the federal
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court’s jurisdiction is limited in nature and its power to issue equitable orders may not go beyond what
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is necessary to correct the underlying constitutional violations which form the actual case or
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controversy. 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A); Summers, 555 U.S. at 493; Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better
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Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 103-104 (1998).
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In an order issued concurrently herewith, the Court has found that Plaintiff states a cognizable
claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need against Defendants Dr. Sisodia and Dr.
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Edgar Clark; however, Plaintiff did not state a claim against any of the other named Defendants and he
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was given the opportunity to proceed against Defendants Dr. Sisodia and Dr. Clark or file an amended
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complaint.
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In this instance, the case or controversy requirement cannot be met in light of the fact that the
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issue Plaintiff seeks to remedy in his motion bears no relation to his claim that he is being denied
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adequate medical treatment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A);
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Summers, 555 U.S. at 493; Steel Co., 523 U.S. at 103-104. Because the case-or-controversy
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requirement cannot be met, the pendency of this action provides no basis upon which to award
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Plaintiff injunctive relief. Steel Co., 523 U.S. at 103-104.
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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for a court order granting him daily access to the law library is
DENIED.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
December 9, 2013
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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