King v. Martinez, et al.

Filing 22

ORDER denying second 21 Motion to add Defendant, Barrios to action signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 9/7/2016. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARIO KING,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
B. MARTINEZ, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00433-LJO-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND
MOTION TO ADD DEFENDANT BARRIOS TO
ACTION
[ECF No. 21]

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Plaintiff Mario King is a state prisoner and appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil

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rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion to add Defendant Barrios to the action,

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filed September 6, 2016. Plaintiff previously filed the same motion on August 1, 2016, which was

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denied on August 30, 2016. (ECF Nos. 16 & 20.)
In the instant motion, Plaintiff states that he re-submitted the same motion previously filed on

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August 1, 2016, in order to supply “verification” of said motion. (ECF No. 21, Mot. at 3:3-5.)

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Plaintiff’s second motion, now with verification, to add Defendant Barrios to the action is DENIED

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for the same reasons explained in the Court’s August 30, 2016, order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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September 7, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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