Williams v. Kernan et al

Filing 91

ORDER REQUESTING PRISON OFFICIALS ALLOW ACCESS TO LAW LIBRARY; DIRECTIONS TO CLERK. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on July 20, 2012. (mmcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/20/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,
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SCOTT KERNAN, et al.,
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Defendants.
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MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS,

No. C 07-5574 MMC (PR)
ORDER REQUESTING PRISON
OFFICIALS ALLOW ACCESS TO
LAW LIBRARY; DIRECTIONS TO
CLERK
(Docket No. 89)

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On November 1, 2007, plaintiff, a California prisoner incarcerated at Pelican Bay

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State Prison (“PBSP”) and proceeding pro se, filed the above-titled civil rights action under

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42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various PBSP employees, claiming deliberate indifference to his

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serious medical needs. On June 12, 2012, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment,

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and the Court granted plaintiff an extension of time to August 27, 2012 to file an opposition

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thereto.

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Now before the Court is plaintiff’s request for a court order directing prison officials

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to provide him with two to four hours per week of law library access for the purpose of

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preparing said opposition. According to plaintiff’s declaration submitted in support thereof,

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recent prison regulations, necessitated by budget constraints, require him to obtain such a

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court order to obtain the law library access he needs.

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In light of the above:

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1. The prison officials at PBSP are hereby requested to provide plaintiff two to four

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hours per week of access to the prison law library through the date of August 27, 2012, to the

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extent such access is consistent with security concerns and other applicable policies and

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procedures of the facility.

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2. The Clerk is hereby directed to serve a copy of this order on the Litigation
Coordinator at PBSP, P.O. Box 7000, Crescent City, CA 95531-7000.

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This order terminates Docket No. 89.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: July 20, 2012
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MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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