Holtzclaw v. Morales et al

Filing 11

ORDER denying 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction without prejudice; denying 3 Motion for waiver of costs without prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 8/18/16. (wwp) Modified on 8/18/2016 (wwp).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
LOYD W. HOLTZCLAW

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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WARDEN JOSE MORALES; DR.
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AWE; MR. JACKSON; NURSE JANE )
DOE; and COASTAL STATE PRISON, )
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Defendants.
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Case No. CV416-068

ORDER
Proceeding pro se , Loyd Holtzclaw brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Complaint against his place of confinement, Coastal State Prison, its
Warden, and several members of its medical staff. Doc. 1. The Court
recently greenlit one claim, and gave Holtzclaw a chance to amend
another. Doc. 10. In that same Order, it deferred ruling on his
preliminary injunction motion until after Holtzclaw amends and
defendants have a chance to respond. Id.
The necessary length of that deferral (thirty days for Holtzclaw to
amend, time to serve defendants, and up to sixty days thereafter for
them to answer) and associated administrative concerns suggest a more

prudent course of action: the Court DENIES Holtzclaw’s preliminary
injunction motion (doc. 3) without prejudice to his right to renew it
following defendants’ answer.

SO ORDERED , this 18th day of August, 2016.

L1NITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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