Bodnar v. CDCR, et al.

Filing 8

ORDER DENYING Motion to Screen Complaint 7 , signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 3/21/17. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
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CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, )
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et al.,
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Defendants.
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THOMAS BODNAR,

1:16-cv-01398-SAB (PC)
ORDER RE MOTION TO SCREEN
COMPLAINT
(ECF No. 7)

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Plaintiff Thomas Bodnar is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in

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this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on September 21,

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2016. (ECF No. 1.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion requesting his complaint be

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screened, in which he states that he is concerned his case may slip through the cracks (ECF No.

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7.)

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The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a

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governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a).

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The Court screens complaints in the order in which they are filed and strives to avoid delays

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whenever possible. However, there are hundreds of prisoner civil rights cases presently pending

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before the Court, and delays are inevitable despite the Court’s best efforts. Due to the heavy

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caseload, Plaintiff’s complaint is still awaiting screening.
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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for screening of his complaint, filed March 20, 2017

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(ECF No. 7), is HEREBY DENIED. The Court is aware of the pendency of this case and will

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screen Plaintiff’s complaint in due course.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 21, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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