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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MONTE HANEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. JOHNSON, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-1173 TLN KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 7, 2020, a settlement conference was held. This action settled. 

On January 13, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation for voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 110.)

On March 5, 2020, plaintiff filed a letter requesting court assistance. (ECF No. 116.) In 

this letter, plaintiff alleges that when he returned to High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”) after 

attending the settlement conference at this court, prison officials did not allow him to return to his 

job. Plaintiff alleges that he has reason to believe that prison officials refused to allow him to 

return to his job in retaliation for plaintiff attending the settlement conference. Plaintiff alleges 

that he is aware of another inmate who was out-to-court for longer than plaintiff who was 

permitted to return to his job. Plaintiff requests that the court assist him in returning to his job.

Plaintiff’s claim that prison officials refused to return him to his job in retaliation for 

attending the settlement conference is speculative and not well supported. Prison officials have 

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discretion in making job assignments. For these reasons, the undersigned will not order prison 

officials to file a response to plaintiff’s March 5, 2020 letter.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for court assistance in 

returning to his job, contained in the March 5, 2020 letter, is denied.

Dated: March 25, 2020

Hane1173.58

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