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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

THOMAS GOOLSBY,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. GENTRY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:11-cv-01773-LJO-DLB

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

REGARDING TRUST ACCOUNT 

DEDUCTIONS

(Document 112)

Plaintiff Thomas Goolsby (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the custody of the California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds 

against Defendants Gentry, Noyce, Eubanks, Tyree, Medrano, Holman, Holland and Steadman

for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.

On May 15, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion asking the Court for an order to prohibit Pelican 

Bay State Prison from collecting twenty percent of the filing fee for each of his five cases. 

Plaintiff states that the fees, which began in May 2015, left him with no money to buy hygiene 

and stationary supplies. He requests that the Court instruct Pelican Bay State Prison that it can 

only deduct twenty percent total per month, rather than twenty percent per case.

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The Court does not have jurisdiction to issue an order to prison officials as to how they 

collect the statutory fee. Rather, this Court’s jurisdiction is limited to the parties before it and the 

issues presented in this action. See e.g., Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 

103-04, 118 S.Ct. 1003 (1998).

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 28, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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