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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN DEROI SAWYER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRIS MACDONALD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00220-JD 

ORDER

Re: Dkt. No. 67

Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds with a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 

1983. Plaintiff raised claims regarding the seizure of notes and various publications and 

retaliation for filing a grievance. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment that was 

granted, and the case was closed. The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded, finding that plaintiff 

should be allowed to seek further discovery, the seized materials must be reviewed for the motion 

for summary judgment and plaintiff presented enough evidence of retaliation to survive summary 

judgment. See Sawyer v. MacDonald, No. 17-16846 (9th Cir. April 19, 2019). 

The judgement in this case (Docket No. 67) is VACATED. Within 28 days of service of 

this order, plaintiff should file a statement describing the discovery he seeks. Within 14 days after 

the statement is filed, defendants may object to the proposed discovery. The Court will then issue 

an order specifying the scope of discovery and the time for producing it to plaintiff. A further 

scheduling order will be issued after discovery is completed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 4, 2019

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN DEROI SAWYER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRIS MACDONALD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00220-JD 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on June 4, 2019, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing 

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Kevin DeRoi Sawyer

P22673

San Quentin State Prison

San Quentin, CA 94974 

Dated: June 4, 2019

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable JAMES DONATO

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