Biederman v. Ms. Powell et al

Filing 85

ORDER ADOPTING 74 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; denying as moot 36 , 51 Motions for Injunctive Relief. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 2/27/2019. Mailed to Biederman (TAG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
GREAT FALLS DIVISION

DONALD DEAN BIEDERMAN,
CV 18-16–GF-BMM-JTJ
Plaintiff,
ORDER

vs.
ASSISTANT WARDEN DEBORAH
POWELL, KARI ALSTAD, PETER
MOLNAR, and AMBER MASSEY,
Defendants.

Plaintiff Donald Biederman is a prisoner proceeding without counsel.
Biederman has filed the following motions: Motion for Injunctive Relief (Doc. 36),
Motion to Amend (Doc. 46), Motion to Order Defendants to Produce the Same
Discovery in Rule 26 (Doc. 50), Motion in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for
Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 51), Motion to
Order Core Civic Policy Manual and MDOC/CoreCivic Contract (Doc. 52),
Motion for the Appointment of Counsel (Doc. 58), Motion for Transport to Pretrial
Conference and Clothing (Doc. 59), Motion for Subpoenas (Doc. 60), and Motion
to Amend Transport Order (Doc. 71). United States Magistrate Judge John
Johnston entered Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 74) in this case on January
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31, 2019. Judge Johnston recommended that Biederman’s Motions for injunctive
relief (Docs. 36, 51) be denied as moot. Judge Johnston further ordered that (1) Mr.
Biederman’s Motion to Amend (Doc. 46) be granted; (2) Mr. Biederman’s Motion
to Order Defendants to Produce the Same Discovery in Rule 26 (Doc. 50) be
denied; (3) Mr. Biederman’s Motion to Order Core Civic Policy Manual and
MDOC/CoreCivic Contract (Doc. 52) be denied; (4) Mr. Biederman’s Motion for
the Appointment of Counsel (Doc. 58) be denied; (5) Mr. Biederman’s Motion for
Transport to Pretrial Conference and Clothing (Doc. 59) be denied; (6) Mr.
Biederman’s Motion for Subpoenas (Doc. 60) be denied; and (7) Mr. Biederman’s
Motion to Amend Transport Order (Doc. 71) be denied. (Doc. 74 at 7-8.)
Mr. Biederman timely filed the following two motions for reconsideration
regarding two of Judge Johnston’s determinations: (1) Judge Johnston’s denial of
Biederman’s Motion to Order Defendants to Produce the same Discovery in Rule
26 (Doc. 50), and (2) Judge Johnston’s denial of Biederman’s Motion to Order
Core Civic Policy Manual and MDOC/CoreCivic Contract (Doc. 52.). These
motions are referred to Judge Johnston. (Docs. 82, 83.) Consequently, Biederman
has filed no objection to Judge Johnston’s findings and recommendations. Absent
objection, this Court reviews findings and recommendations for clear error. United
States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc); Thomas v.
Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). The Court finds no error in Judge Johnston’s
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Findings and Recommendations.
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that Judge Johnston’s Findings and
Recommendations (Doc. 74) are ADOPTED IN FULL.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Biederman’s Motions for Injunctive
Relief (Docs. 36, 51) are DENIED AS MOOT.
DATED this 27th day of February, 2019.

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