Green v. Gilbert et al

Filing 11

ORDER denying Plaintiff's 8 Motion for Protective Order signed by Magistrate Judge David W. Christel. **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(DeAngelo Green, Prisoner ID: 310589)(GMR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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DEANGELO A GREEN,

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Plaintiff,

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ORDER

v.

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CASE NO. 3:17-CV-05898-RBL-DWC

MARGARET GILBERT, MICHAEL
GLEASON, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE,

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Defendant.
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Plaintiff DeAngelo A. Green, proceeding pro se, initiated this civil rights Complaint

17 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Dkt. 1. On December 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Motion titled
18 “Protective Order,” wherein he states he has been placed on lockdown and does not have access
19 to his legal materials. Dkt. 8. He requests the Court contact the Washington State Penitentiary
20 (“WSP”) and give WSP permission to let Plaintiff have access to his legal papers. Id.
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The Supreme Court has “recognized that experienced prison administrators, and not

22 judges, are in the best position to supervise the daily operations of prisons across this country.”
23 Johnson v. California, 543 U.S. 499, 529 (2005). Here, Plaintiff is requesting the Court involve
24 itself in the daily operations of WSP and its decisions regarding a prisoner’s access to documents

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1 while in lockdown. See Dkt. 8. Plaintiff has reviewed the Motion, and declines to insert itself
2 into the daily operations of WSP. See Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners’ Labor Union, Inc., 433
3 U.S. 119, 125 (1977) (courts must give “appropriate deference to the decisions of prison
4 administrators”). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion (Dkt. 8) is denied.
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The Court notes it has provided Plaintiff with an extension of time to file his amended

6 complaint in light of the fact he is in lockdown. See Dkt. 10.
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Dated this 21st day of December, 2017.

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David W. Christel
United States Magistrate Judge

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