Jackson v. Bick et al

Filing 51

FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 4/5/2018 RECOMMENDING Plaintiff's motion for injunctive relief be denied. Referred to Judge William B. Shubb. Objections due within 14 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAYMOND D. JACKSON, Sr.,

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No. 2:15-cv-2066 WBS DB P

Plaintiff,
v.

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

J. BICK, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in an action brought

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff asserts a claim under the Eighth Amendment for

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deliberate indifference to medical needs. Plaintiff is currently housed at California Medical

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Facility (“CMF”). Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion for transfer. (ECF No. 49.)

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This case is scheduled for a settlement conference on May 10, 2018 before Magistrate

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Judge Edmund Brennan. (ECF No. 44.) Plaintiff alleges officials at CMF informed him that he

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will be transported to California State Prison-Sacramento (“CSP-SAC”) seven days before the

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settlement conference and housed in the administrative segregation unit before he is brought to

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the settlement conference. Plaintiff further alleges he will be returned to CSP-SAC following the

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settlement conference and held there for some time before returning to CMF. Plaintiff moves for

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an order directing officials at CMF to transfer plaintiff directly from California Medical Facility

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to the settlement conference and directly back to California Medical Facility. (ECF No. 49.)
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The court recently informed plaintiff of the legal standards for injunctive relief and

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explained that in order for the court to issue a preliminary injunction he must demonstrate that he

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is likely to suffer irreparable injury if the court does not issue an injunction. (See ECF No. 48 at

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2-4.) Further, the Supreme Court has cautioned the federal courts not to interfere with the day-to-

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day operations of the prisons, especially those decisions related to security, a task which is best

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left to prison officials who have particular experience in dealing with prisons and prisoners.

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Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89 (1987). In cases brought by prisoners involving conditions of

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confinement, any preliminary injunction “must be narrowly drawn, extend no further than

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necessary to correct the harm the court finds requires preliminary relief, and be the least intrusive

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means necessary to correct the harm.” 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(2).
Plaintiff speculates that CSP-SAC does not have the medical equipment and/or supplies to

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accommodate his medical needs, which include irrigating his nasal cavity three times per day,

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receiving pain medication, and dietary concerns. (ECF No. 49.) However, plaintiff’s speculation

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that CSP-SAC may not be able to accommodate his medical needs is not sufficient to warrant a

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directive from the court. See Goldie’s Bookstore, Inc. v. Superior Court, 739 F.2d 466, 472 (9th

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Cir. 1984); Caribbean Marine Services Co., Inc. v. Baldridge, 844 F.2d 668, 674 (1988)

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(“Speculative injury does not constitute irreparable injury sufficient to warrant granting a

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preliminary injunction.”) Plaintiff’s generalized fears about his temporary stay at CSP-SAC are

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not sufficient. See Manago v. Williams, No. 07-cv-2290 LKK KJM P, 2008 WL 2388652 (E.D.

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Cal. June 5, 2008) (denying motion for order prohibiting transfer to any institution where plaintiff

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would be unable to receive adequate mental health care). Plaintiff may inform prison officials or

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the court if he does not receive adequate care while housed at CSP-SAC.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that plaintiff’s motion for injunctive
relief be denied.
These findings and recommendations will be submitted to the United States District Judge

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assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within fourteen days

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after being served with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written objections

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with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings
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and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the specified

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time may result in waiver of the right to appeal the district court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951

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F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).

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Dated: April 5, 2018

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