Johnson v. Chau et al

Filing 72

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 1/27/2020 PARTIALLY GRANTING 71 Motion by the provision of the Lexis citations sought by Plaintiff and DENYING without prejudice 71 Motion in all other respects. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM JOHNSON,

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No. 2: 16-cv-1536 JAM KJN P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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J. CHAU, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 21, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion for temporary restraining order

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against law library staff at Mule Creek State Prison, requiring them to comply with California

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Administrative Law to provide plaintiff with the legal materials needed to file objections to the

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pending findings and recommendations. Specifically, plaintiff complains that his jailhouse

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assistant has been unable to obtain the Lexis citation for Renfro v. Clark-Barlow, 2019 WL

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4670250 (E.D. Cal. 2019), and other cases cited in the findings and recommendations with only

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Westlaw citations, preventing him from filing objections. Apparently Mule Creek State Prison

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only uses Lexis.
In order to assist plaintiff in timely filing his objections, the court will provide the Lexis

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citations for the cases cited in the findings and recommendations that use only a Westlaw citation.

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In addition, the court provides a copy of the Renfro decision with this order in order to assist

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plaintiff in timely meeting his February 17, 2020 deadline.

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Renfro v. Clark-Barlow, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164651, 2019 WL 4670250 (E.D. Cal.
2019).

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Parlin v. Sodhi, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159187, 2012 WL 5411710 at *5 (C.D. Cal.
Aug.8, 2012).

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Tran v. Haar, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2197, 2012 WL 37506 at *3-4 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 9,
2012).
Ruiz v. Akintola, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25525, 2010 WL 1006435 at *7 (E.D. Cal. Mar.
17, 2010).
Cottingham v. Nangalama, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76646, 2012 WL 1981452 at *3 (E.D.
Cal. June 1, 2012).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 71) is partially granted by the provision of the Lexis

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citations sought by plaintiff;

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2. In all other respects, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice; and

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3. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of Renfro v. Clark-Barlow, 2019 U.S. Dist.

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LEXIS 164651, 2019 WL 4670250 (E.D. Cal. 2019), on plaintiff with this order.

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Dated: January 27, 2020

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