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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARCUS R. WILLIAMS, No. CIV S-04-1343-FCD-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

DAVID TRISTAN, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals the

court's final judgment entered on June 1, 2007. The matter was referred to the undersigned by

the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to certify whether the appeal is taken in good faith. See 28

U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). Having reviewed the entire file, the court concludes that the appeal is not

taken in good faith. Specifically, the court concluded that plaintiff failed to state a claim upon

which relief could be granted. Plaintiff’s First Amendment claim is foreclosed by Mauro v.

Arpaio, 188 F.3d 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (en banc) (upholding ban on material depicting frontal

nudity). Plaintiff’s due process claim fails because, according to plaintiff’s allegations, the

deprivation of his property was accompanied by notice and an opportunity to be heard. For these

reasons, the court concludes that plaintiff’s appeal has no merit.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This appeal is not taken in good faith; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Pro

Se Unit at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

DATED: August 31, 2007.

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