Young v. Owens et al

Filing 58

ORDER denying 53 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge B. Avant Edenfield on 1/30/2014. (loh)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA STATESBORO DIVISION DAMON YOUNG, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO.: CV613-032 V. BRIAN OWENS, Commissioner; ARNOLD SMITH, Director; Chaplain Director DANNY HORNE; BRUCE CHATMAN, Warden; VALIANT LYTE, Chaplain; Deputy Warden JOHN PAUL; RANDY TILLMAN, Facilities Operation Director; JOHNNY SIKES, Deputy Director; JACK KOON, Administration Support Services; TOM McELHENNEY, Offender Administration Manager; JACKIE L. KELSEY, Assistant Manager; and SUZANNE YORK, Center Referral Coordinator, • r LEI i : c I) CD rl CD Defendants ORDER Plaintiff, an inmate currently incarcerated at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia, has moved this Court to issue a Preliminary Injunction in his civil complaint brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action contesting certain conditions of his confinement while hewas incarcerated at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Georgia. Plaintiff is requesting that the Court issue an order compelling officials at Valdosta State Prison to allow him to keep his religious items that were transferred with him in the Chaplain's office or some other secure location inside the prison. Defendants have filed a response. Officials at Valdosta State Prison are not parties to this case; therefore, the Court lacks the authority to grant Plaintiff the relief he seeks. If Plaintiff believes his constitutionally protected rights AO 72A (Rev. 8/82) are being violated at Valdosta State Prison, he may file a complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia after exhausting his administrative remedies. Plaintiffs Motion for issuance of a Preliminary Injunction is hereby DENIED. SO ORDERED, this 3Li day of , 2014. B. AVANT EDENF1ELD, J/DGE / UNITED STATES DISTRiCT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA PA AO 72A (Rev. 8/82)

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