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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

TIENGKHAM SINGANONH,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

RODRIGUEZ, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:18-cv-00590-AWI-EPG (PC) 

ORDER REQUIRING THE WARDEN 

OF PLEASANT VALLEY STATE 

PRISON TO RESPOND TO

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

(ECF NO. 45)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO 

SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDER AND 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION (ECF NO. 45) 

TO SENIOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 

GENERAL MONICA ANDERSON,

THE WARDEN OF PLEASANT 

VALLEY STATE PRISON, AND THE 

LITIGATION COORDINATOR AT 

PLEASANT VALLEY STATE PRISON

Tiengkham Singanonh (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner1proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On February 3, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for injunctive relief. (ECF No. 45). 

Plaintiff “seeks a[n] order from the court for Pleasant Valley State Prison to permit Plaintiff to 

make copies” of documents he needs to litigate this case (and other cases). (Id. at 1). Plaintiff 

alleges that he has attempted to make copies of the documents, but that the librarian and 

principal will not allow him to.

Given that Plaintiff has alleged that he is not being allowed to make copies of 

 

1 Plaintiff has alleged that he was a pretrial detainee at the time his constitutional rights were allegedly 

violated. (ECF No. 14, p. 7).

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documents that he needs to litigate this case, the Court will require the Warden of Pleasant 

Valley State Prison to file a response.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of this order, the Warden 

of Pleasant Valley State Prison shall file a response to the allegation that 

Plaintiff is not being allowed to make copies of documents that he needs to 

litigate this case; and 

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

Monica Anderson, the Warden of Pleasant Valley State Prison, and the 

Litigation Coordinator at Pleasant Valley State Prison with a copy of this order

and Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 45).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 13, 2020 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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