Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al

Filing 3486

THREE-JUDGE COURT ORDER signed by Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton, Judge Stephen Reinhardt and Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 1/7/09: Accordingly, Mr. Von Staich's motion to intervene is DENIED, and his motion to proceed in forma pauperis is also DENIED. (Kaminski, H)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Ivan Von Staich, who is currently incarcerated at the California Men's Colony, has v. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., Defendants. v. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., Defendants. MARCIANO PLATA, et al., Plaintiffs, NO. C01-1351 TEH THREE-JUDGE COURT ORDER DENYING MOTION TO INTERVENE AND MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS FILED BY INMATE IVAN VON STAICH RALPH COLEMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, NO. CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P THREE-JUDGE COURT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COMPOSED OF THREE JUDGES PURSUANT TO SECTION 2284, TITLE 28 UNITED STATES CODE

24 filed before the Plata court a motion to intervene in these three-judge court proceedings and 25 a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Mr. Von Staich is a member of the Plaintiff 26 class and has not sufficiently demonstrated any inadequacy on the part of Plaintiffs' counsel 27 // 28 //

1 such that intervention is warranted. Moreover, pro se plaintiffs may not act on behalf of a 2 class. Accordingly, Mr. Von Staich's motion to intervene is DENIED, and his motion to 3 proceed in forma pauperis is also DENIED. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 7 Dated: 01/07/09 8 9 10 11 Dated: 01/07/09 12 13 14 15 Dated: 01/07/09 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 THELTON E. HENDERSON SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LAWRENCE K. KARLTON SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA /s/ STEPHEN REINHARDT UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS