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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

GUILLERMO GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. MIX, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-02097-BAM PC

ORDER DENYINGPLAINTIFF’S MOTIONFOR

A COURT ORDER 

(ECF No. 27)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Guillermo Garcia (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 21, 2012, Plaintiff’s first amended complaint was

dismissed, with leave to amend within thirty days. On July 27, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for a

court order compelling the law librarian at California Correctional Institution (‘CCI”), Tehachapi,

to provide access to the law library. (ECF No. 27.) 

The federal court’s jurisdiction is limited in nature and its power to issue equitable orders

may not go beyond what is necessary to correct the underlying constitutional violations which form

the actual case or controversy. 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A); Summers v. Earth Island Institute, 555

U.S. 488, 493, 129 S.Ct. 1142, 1149 (2009); Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83,

103-04, 118 S.Ct. 1003 (1998); City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S. 95, 101, 103 S.Ct. 1660,

1665 (1983); Mayfield v. United States, 599 F.3d 964, 969 (9th Cir. 2010). 

Plaintiff’s claim in this action arises from a past incidents in which Plaintiff alleges that

prison officials at the Sierra Conservation Center confiscated his property and interfered with his

access to the courts. The pendency of this action does not confer on the Court jurisdiction to issue

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an order directing prison officials at CCI, Tehachapi, where Plaintiff is currently housed, to provide

him access to the law library, because such an order would not remedy the underlying legal claims. 

18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A); Summers, 129 S.Ct. 1142 at 1149; Steel Co., 523 U.S. at 103-04; Lyons,

461 U.S. at 101; Mayfield, 599 F.3d at 969.

Since the thirty days in which Plaintiff was ordered to file his amended complaint has passed,

the Court shall construe Plaintiff’s request as a motion for an extension of time and shall grant

Plaintiff thirty days in which to file a second amended complaint. Plaintiff is advised that to obtain

an extension of time he is required to file a motion prior to the due date of his pleading and no

further extensions of time shall be granted without a showing of good cause. Additionally, the fact

that Plaintiff has multiple legal actions proceeding is not good cause for his failure to comply with

the orders of this Court.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an order compelling access to the law library, filed July 26,

2012, is DENIED; 

2. Within thirty days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file a second

amended complaint; and

3. Failure to file a second amended complaint in compliance with this ordershall result

in this action being dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 27, 2012 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

10c20k UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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