Arocha v. Sauceda et al

Filing 24

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 4/23/12 ORDERING that plaintiffs motions for injunctive relief 2 , 22 are DENIED.(Dillon, M)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUDY AROCHA, 11 Plaintiff, 12 13 No. 2: 11-cv-2959 KJN P vs. E. SAUCEDA, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 ORDER / 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action 17 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 18, 2011, plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of 18 the undersigned. (Dkt. No. 9.) 19 On November 7, 2011, plaintiff filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. (Dkt. 20 No. 2) At that time, plaintiff was housed at High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”). On April 16, 21 2011, plaintiff filed another motion for injunctive relief. (Dkt. No. 22.) This motion, signed by 22 plaintiff on October 27, 2011, was prepared by plaintiff while he was housed at HDSP. (Id. at 23 18.) In both motions, plaintiff requests injunctive relief regarding conditions at HDSP. 24 On April 16, 2011, plaintiff filed a notice of change of address indicating that he 25 is now housed at California State Prison-Corcoran (“Corcoran”). 26 //// 1 1 When an inmate seeks injunctive or declaratory relief concerning the prison where 2 he is incarcerated, his claims for such relief become moot when he is no longer subjected to those 3 conditions. See Weinstein v. Bradford, 423 U.S. 147, 149 (1975); Dilley v. Gunn, 64 F.3d 1365, 4 1368-69 (9th Cir. 1995). Accordingly, plaintiff’s motions for injunctive relief are denied as moot 5 because plaintiff is no longer housed at HDSP. 6 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motions for injunctive 7 relief (Dkt. Nos. 2, 22) are denied. 8 DATED: April 23, 2012 9 10 _____________________________________ KENDALL J. NEWMAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 11 12 ar2959.pi 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

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