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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WALTER L. PEARSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

DUKE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:03-cv-06334-AWI-YNP PC

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS

(Doc. 34, 36, 38)

Plaintiff Walter L. Pearson (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this

civil rights action. Before the Court are three motions from Plaintiff.

On March 16, 2009, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting that the Court send him a copy of all

the pleadings on the docket. Plaintiff claims that Defendants lost Plaintiff’s copies. Plaintiff is not

currently facing any deadlines and it is unclear which documents Plaintiff needs or why Plaintiff

needs those particular documents. The Court will not undertake the expense of sending Plaintiff 1

a copy of every pleading on the docket in this case. Plaintiff is advised that the Court will provide 

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The Court notes that it has received unexecuted summonses with respect to the two defendants in this

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action, Jones and Smith. The unexecuted summonses indicated that both Jones and Smith are no longer employed at

CSP-Corcoran. In an order issued concurrently with this order, the Court will request that the California Department

of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) provide the Court with any available information regarding the current

addresses of Defendants Jones and Smith. If CDCR is unable to provide this information, and Plaintiff is unable to

provide the Court with any updated information on Jones’ or Smith’s whereabouts, this action will be dismissed

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). See Walker v. Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1421-22 (9th Cir. 1994)

overruled on other grounds by Sandin v. Connor, 515 U.S. 472 (1995) (failure to provide sufficient information to

facilitate U.S. Marshal’s service of the complaint and summons on defendant may result in dismissal).

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Plaintiff with up to 20 copies at a cost of $0.50 per page. The Court will provide Plaintiff with a

copy of the docket in order in order to facilitate any request for copies.

OnMay28, 2009, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting a “court ordered settlement conference.”

Plaintiff’s request is premature. Defendants have not yet been served and there has been no

opportunity to conduct discovery or file dispositive motions. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion will

be denied.

Plaintiff’s December 21, 2009 motion asks the Court to rule on Plaintiff’s March 16, 2009

and May 28, 2009 motions. As this orderresolves those two motions, Plaintiff’s December 21, 2009

motion will be denied as moot.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion requesting copies of all the pleadings in this action is DENIED;

2. The Court will direct the Clerk’s Office to provide Plaintiff with a copy of the docket

for this case. Plaintiff may request copies of pleadings on the docket at a cost of

$0.50 per page;

3. Plaintiff’s motion requesting a settlement conference is DENIED; and

4. Plaintiff’s motion requesting the Court to rule on his March 16, 2009 motion and his

May 28, 2009 motion is DENIED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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