Oden v. State of California, et al.
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FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS Regarding Plaintiff's Third 31 Motion for Extension of Time and Request for Preliminary Injunction; Fourteen (14) Day Deadline signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 7/12/2017. Referred to Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill. (Sant Agata, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DERRICK JESUS ODEN,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:14-cv-00873-LJO-BAM (PC)
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
(ECF No. 31)
FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE
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Plaintiff Derrick Jesus Oden (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in
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forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is currently housed at
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California State Prison, Sacramento (“CSP – Sacramento”).
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On May 23, 2017, the Court screened Plaintiff’s third amended complaint and issued
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findings and recommendations recommending that: (1) Plaintiff’s claims against defendants at
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California State Prison, Lancaster be severed and transferred to the Central District of California;
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(2) this action proceed on Plaintiff’s claim against Defendants J. Acebedo, S. Swaim, and R.
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Thomas for deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and (3) all other claims
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and defendants be dismissed from this action. (ECF No. 26.) Those findings and
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recommendations were served on Plaintiff and contained notice that any objections thereto were
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to be filed within fourteen (14) days after service. (Id.)
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On June 5, 2017, Plaintiff filed a notice of change of address and motion for extension of
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time to file objections. (ECF No. 27.) The Court issued an order granting Plaintiff’s motion,
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extending the deadline to July 12, 2017. (ECF No. 28.) On June 29, 2017, Plaintiff filed a
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declaration, which the Court construed as a second motion for extension of time. (ECF No. 29.)
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The Court granted the motion on July 6, 2017. (ECF No. 30.)
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On July 10, 2017, a letter to the Clerk of the Court dated July 3, 2017 was docketed as a
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third motion for extension of time to file objections to the Court’s findings and recommendations.
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Plaintiff states that he is still awaiting access to his legal property, and suggests that a call to the
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prison may assist him, as he has already attempted to write to the property officers of C-Yard, B-
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Yard, the warden, and has filed Inmate Complaint forms. (ECF No. 31.) Plaintiff’s request
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appears to have crossed in the mail with the Court’s order of July 6, 2017.
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To the extent Plaintiff requests that the Clerk of the Court contact prison officials at CSP –
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Sacramento regarding his legal property, the Court construes this request as a motion for a
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preliminary injunction.
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“A federal court may issue an injunction if it has personal jurisdiction over the parties and
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subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not attempt to determine the rights of persons
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not before the court.” Zepeda v. U.S. Immig. & Naturalization Serv., 753 F.2d 719, 727 (9th Cir.
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1983). In this case, the Court has screened Plaintiff’s complaint, found that he stated cognizable
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claims against Defendants J. Acebedo, S. Swaim, and R. Thomas for deliberate indifference in
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violation of the Eighth Amendment, and recommended that this action proceed on those claims.
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(ECF No. 26.) Those findings and recommendations are unresolved, pending the submission of
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Plaintiff’s objections and consideration by the assigned District Judge. No defendants have been
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ordered served, and no defendants have yet made an appearance.
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Plaintiff seeks relief against prison officials who are not parties to this action. Federal
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Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2) states that an order granting preliminary injunctive relief only
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binds the parties, the parties’ officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and other
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persons who are in active concert or participation with the aforementioned persons. There is no
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suggestion that the property officers or warden at CSP – Sacramento are officers, agents, servants,
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employees, or attorneys for any of the defendants in this action, and there is no evidence or
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allegation that these persons are acting in concert with any defendant. Accordingly, the Court has
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no authority to issue an order directing the prison officials at CSP – Sacramento to return
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Plaintiff’s legal property to him.
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Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:
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1. Plaintiff’s third request for an extension of time (ECF No. 31) be DENIED as moot; and
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2. Plaintiff’s request for the Clerk of the Court to contact prison officials at CSP –
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Sacramento (ECF No. 31) be DENIED.
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These Findings and Recommendations will be submitted to the United States District Judge
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assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen
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(14) days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations, Plaintiff may file written
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objections with the Court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s
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Findings and Recommendation.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the
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specified time may result in the waiver of the “right to challenge the magistrate’s factual
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findings” on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v.
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Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
/s/ Barbara
July 12, 2017
A. McAuliffe
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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