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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAURICE THOMPSON ET AL., on behalf of

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

JAMES E. TILTON, Acting Secretary,

California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation, and EDDIE YLST, Acting

Warden, San Quentin State Prison,

Defendants.

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No. C 79-01630 WHA

ORDER DENYING CHISM

MOTION TO INTERVENE

A Death-Row inmate, Calvin Chism, moves to intervene pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 24(a). To intervene as a plaintiff under FRCP 24(a), an applicant must prove

that the other plaintiffs might not adequately represent the applicant’s interests. FRCP 24(a)(2);

Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of Am., 404 U.S. 528, 538 (1972). Applicant provides no

reason to believe that intervenor Freddie Fuiava might not adequately represent his interests. 

The motion to intervene therefore is DENIED. 

As noted in previous orders, the Court cannot allow all Death Row inmates to intervene

separately. All motions to intervene therefore will be considered carefully, giving motions

made pro se a liberal construction, and granted only with great care. Potential intervenors

should consider carefully whether intervenor or plaintiffs adequately represent their interests. 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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THE CLERK SHALL SERVE THIS ORDER ON CALVIN CHISM AT THE ADDRESS ON HIS

MOTION. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2006 WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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