(PC) Calvin L. Sharp Jr v. Kathleen Allison, et al.

Filing 18

ORDER DIRECTING Clerk to Send Pleadings to Appropriate Institutional Official, signed by Magistrate Judge Helena M. Barch-Kuchta on 6/7/2021. (Rivera, O)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CALVIN L. SHARP, JR.,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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KATHLEEN ALLISON, Secretary of the
CDCR, and STUART SHERMAN,
Warden of CSATF,

No. 1:21-cv-00099-HBK
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO SEND
PLEADINGS TO APPROPRIATE
INSTITUTIONAL OFFICIAL
(Doc. No. 17)

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Defendants
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Plaintiff Calvin L. Sharp, Jr. is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his civil rights
complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on January 12, 2021. (Doc. Nos. 1, 9). Plaintiff is
presently incarcerated at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility & State Prison. (See
docket). On June 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed a “Notice of Imminent, Existential Danger of Injury or

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Death.” (Doc. No. 17). The court regularly receives pro se notices from confined persons

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alleging danger of death or imminent serious physical harm. In an abundance of caution, the

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Court will expediate notice of such allegations to the appropriate state or federal officials for

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whatever action those officials deem appropriate.

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

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1. The Clerk shall forward a copy of Plaintiff’s Notice (Doc. No. 17) to the appropriate

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officials at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility & State Prison for handling as officials

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deem appropriate.
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2. The Clerk shall indicate on the docket the name of the official(s) to whom notice was

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provided and upon receipt the official(s) shall confirm receipt thereof.
3. This Order is not a ruling on the merits of the allegations in the Notice or the merits of

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allegations in the underlying complaint.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

June 7, 2021
HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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