Manning, et al., v. CDCR, et al.,

Filing 158

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 09/09/14 ordering that the response by Deputy Attorney General Kelli Hammond on 09/05/14 has discharged the 08/29/14 order. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SHERMAN D. MANNING,

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No. 2: 12-cv-2440 MCE AC P

Plaintiff,
v.
M. BUNNELL, et al.,

ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se on a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

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§ 1983. By order filed on August 29, 2014, after reviewing letters from plaintiff that appeared to

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threaten suicide, the court directed Deputy Attorney General Kelli Hammond to immediately take

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any necessary steps to contact prison authorities and staff at California State Prison-Sacramento

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to ascertain plaintiff’s condition. ECF No. 153. Counsel was directed to provide a status report

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within seven (7) days, which she has done. ECF No. 157. DAG Hammond has submitted a

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declaration signed by the Acting Chief of Mental Health at CSP-Sacramento, indicating that

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plaintiff had been “placed in the inpatient crisis unit following discovery of written material in his

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cell speaking about death or dying.” ECF No. 156-1, Declaration of R. Wheeler ¶ 3. Plaintiff

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was evaluated and was “found not to present with suicidal ideation.” Wheeler Dec. ¶ 4. Plaintiff

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disavowed any intent to commit suicide, requested a return to his housing unit and was released to

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his general population housing unit as of September 3, 2014. Id., ¶¶ 4-5.
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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the response by Deputy Attorney General Kelli

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Hammond on September 5, 2014 has discharged the August 29, 2014 order.

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DATED: September 9, 2014

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