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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VICTOR W. COOPER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.

Defendants. /

No. C 02-03712 JSW

ORDER OF REFERRAL

On April 23, 2007, Alexander Mezhbein filed a motion to compel compliance with the

Settlement Agreement in this case (Docket No. 174). Under the terms of that Settlement

Agreement, the parties agreed that Magistrate Judge Spero would preside over disputes that

might arise in connection with the Settlement Agreement and to enforce the terms of the

Settlement Agreement. Settlement Agreement ¶ 8. Accordingly, the Court referred Mezhbein’s

motion to Magistrate Judge Spero for a report and recommendation on the motion.

On May 3, 2007, Judge Spero issued a report and recommendation, recommending that

the motion be denied on the ground that this Court’s continuing jurisdiction over the Settlement

Agreement was terminated by Order dated January 9, 2007. (See Docket No. 176.) The Court’s

January 9, 2007 Order adopted a Report and Recommendation relating to motions to enforce the

Settlement Agreement brought by inmates at CSP Solano. Mr. Mezhbein, however, is an

inmate at CSP Chuckawalla.

On May 7, 2007, Defendants filed an opposition to Mr. Mezhbein’s motion and argued

that the Court should deny the motion and decline to exercise continuing jurisdiction over the

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Settlement Agreement as to claims raised by inmates incarcerated at facilities other than CSP

Solano. 

On May 14, 2007, Mr. Mezhbein filed a timely objection to the Report and

Recommendation. In light of those objections and the Defendants’ opposition to Mr.

Mezhbein’s initial motion, which were filed after Judge Spero issued his Report and

Recommendation, the Court HEREBY REFERS this matter back to Judge Spero for further

clarification or reconsideration of the May 3, 2007 Report and Recommendation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COOPER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE ET AL et

al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV02-03712 JSW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 22, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office

delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Alexander Mezhbein C-20631

CVSP

Chuckwalla Valley State Prison

P O Box 2349

Blythe, CA 92226

Dated: May 22, 2007

 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

 By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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