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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

RODERICK LEAR ,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHELLE LEFTLER, et al., 

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:13-cv-00882-AWI-MJS (PC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR COURT 

ORDER

(ECF No. 41)

CLERK TO FAX COPY OF THIS ORDER 

TO LITIGATION COORDINATOR AT 

CALIFORNIA STATE PRISONCORCORAN

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds against 

Defendant Aguayo, Desousa, and Leftler on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment Excessive 

Force claim regarding an incident that occurred at the California Substance Abuse 

Treatment Facility (“CSATF”).

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s March 9, 2015 motion (ECF No. 41), asking the 

Court to order officials at Plaintiff’s current institution, California State Prison-Corcoran,

to issue his legal property and to store a DVD relating to this action.

The Court cannot order parties not before the Court to take action. Zepeda v. 

United States Immigration & Naturalization Servs., 753 F.2d 719, 727 (9th Cir. 1985) (“A 

federal court may issue an injunction if it has personal jurisdiction over the parties and 

subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not attempt to determine the rights of 

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persons not before the court.”). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion must be denied. 

Nevertheless, the Court will direct the Clerk’s Office to fax a copy of this order to the 

Litigation Coordinator at California State Prison-Corcoran, and request that the Litigation 

Coordinator facilitate Plaintiff’s access to materials necessary to prosecute this action.

Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff’s motion for a court order (ECF No. 41) is 

HEREBY DENIED.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 26, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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