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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC CHARLES RODNEY KNAPP, No. CIV S-05-2520-FCD-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RODERICK HICKMAN, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s request for an injunction relief (Doc.

168).

 In his request, plaintiff claims that prison officials at Salinas Valley State Prison

confined him in administrative segregation and confiscated all of his legal material, including his

typewriter, and limited his access to the prison law library. He was then transferred to Sierra

Conservation Center, where he was held on “orientation status” for two weeks, during which he

continued to be denied access to the law library and his legal material. Plaintiff is requesting this

court issue an order requiring the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to

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acknowledge his medical disability, provide him with meaningful access to an adequate law

library, not require him to exhaust his administrative remedies, and allow him to always retain

possession of his typewriter. 

The defendants in the present action are correctional officers and others employed

at Mule Creek State Prison. Plaintiff is now housed at the Sierra Conservation Center. 

Plaintiff’s allegations in his instant request stem from the actions of officials at Salinas Valley

State Prison and the Sierra Conservation Center. None of these prison officials, nor the officials

of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, are defendants in this action. 

The court is unable to issue an order against individuals who are not parties to a suit pending

before it. See Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc., 395 U.S. 100, 112 (1969). 

Plaintiff’s request must, therefore, be denied. 

Plaintiff previously filed a request for injunctive relief in this case regarding the

actions of prison officials at Salinas Valley State Prison. In relation to his previous request, as

with his current request, plaintiff was informed that this court is unable to issue an order against

individuals who are not parties to this action. Also as plaintiff was preciously informed, if he

believes his constitutional rights have been violated by the actions of the prison officials at either

Salinas Valley State Prison or the Sierra Conservation Center, he has the ability to bring a

separate action against those he believes are denying him his constitutionally protected rights,

such as access to the court, if he believes those rights are being violated. 

Based on the foregoing, the undersigned recommends that plaintiff’s request for

injunctive relief be denied. 

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District

Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within 20 days

after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written

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objections with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge's

Findings and Recommendations.” Failure to file objections within the specified time may waive

the right to appeal. See Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).

DATED: October 3, 2008

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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