Ortiz v. Reynolds et al

Filing 141

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 08/11/16 ordering defense counsel to inquire into the status of plaintiffs access to his legal property and any institutional plans to transfer plaintiff between now and the trial date, and file a declaration detailing that access within 7 days of the date of this order. (Plummer, M) Modified on 8/11/2016 (Plummer, M).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSE B. ORTIZ,

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No. 2:10-cv-1380-MCE-EFB P
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

J. REYNOLDS, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. Trial is scheduled for November 14, 2016. Plaintiff has informed the court that

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he does not have access to his legal property and alleges that authorities are repeatedly

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transferring him in the run-up to trial to hinder his ability to prepare his case. ECF No. 140.

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The court hereby ORDERS defense counsel to inquire into the status of plaintiff’s access

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to his legal property and any institutional plans to transfer plaintiff between now and the trial

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date, and file a declaration detailing that access within 7 days of the date of this order.

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So ordered.

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DATED: August 11, 2016.

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