King v. Deathriage et al

Filing 70

ORDER to Warden of Ironwood State Prison Regarding Inmate Micheal Steven King, CDCR #F-27519 and ORDER Directing Clerk to E-mail Copy of Order to Litigation Coordinator signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 3/23/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHEAL STEVEN KING,

Case No. 1:14-cv-00111-LJO-SAB-PC

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Plaintiff,

ORDER TO WARDEN OF IRONWOOD
STATE PRISON REGARDING INMATE
MICHAEL STEVEN KING, CDCR #F27519

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v.
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S. DEATHRIAGE, et al.,

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO EMAIL
COPY OF ORDER TO LITIGATION
COORDINATOR

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Defendants.
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Inmate Michael Steven King, CDCR # F-27519 shall be proceeding to trial in the above

21 matter on May 16, 2017, and has expressed some difficulty in communicating with a proposed
22 inmate witness. That proposed witness is Inmate Frizzell Bell, CDCR #V-98376, currently
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The Court respectfully directs that Inmate King may write and send a letter to Inmate

25 Bell, as follows:
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Dear Inmate Bell: As you know, I have a lawsuit pending in federal court
concerning an incident on March 21, 2013 at Pleasant Valley State Prison. If you
are willing, would you please immediately send me a note indicating what, if
anything, you witnessed regarding the incident?
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The letter is of importance in determining issues for the May 16, 2017 trial in this matter,

2 and the Warden’s cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

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The Warden of Ironwood State Prison is respectfully directed to allow Inmate

5 Michael Steven King to write and send the letter to Inmate Bell, as outlined above;
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The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Litigation

7 Coordinator at Ironwood State Prison via email; and
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The Litigation Coordinator is respectfully requested to deliver the emailed

9 copy of this order to the Warden of Ironwood State Prison, and to Plaintiff, as soon as
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____

March 23, 2017

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE
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