Krzysztof Wolinski v. M. Colvin et al

Filing 22

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE 21 . (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 10/10/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KRZYSZTOF WOLINSKI,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE

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v.

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M. COLVIN, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 17-cv-00583-SI

Re: Dkt. No. 21
Defendants.

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Plaintiff has filed a motion for the court to order the warden at the R. J. Donovan Facility

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to provide plaintiff access to an adequate law library. Docket No. 21. Absent unusual and

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compelling circumstances not present here, federal courts generally are discouraged from

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interfering with day-to-day prison administration decisions. See Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 84-

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85 (1987). Plaintiff’s motion therefore is DENIED. Docket No. 21. If Plaintiff wishes to

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complain about the law library at the R. J. Donovan Facility, he may file a civil rights complaint

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The proper venue for such an action would be the U.S. District Court for

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the Southern District of California, as that is the judicial district in which the prison is located.
The court sua sponte extends the deadline for plaintiff to file his amended complaint to
December 8, 2017. This deadline will not be further extended because, by the time it arrives,
plaintiff will have had six months to prepare an amended complaint in which he is only being
asked to describe the facts that show his entitlement to relief.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 10, 2017
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge