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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TONY ASBERRY,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. RELEVANTE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01741-LJO-JDP

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR COURT ASSISTANCE

ECF No. 174

Plaintiff moves the court for access to the law library to prepare for trial. ECF No. 174. 

Plaintiff’s trial date is currently set for July 7, 2020.1 ECF No. 119. As plaintiff is aware, see

ECF No. 113, the court has no jurisdiction over nonparties in this case and cannot order prison 

personnel to provide him library access. However, to the extent that plaintiff is asking the court 

to request (rather than order) the voluntary assistance of the litigation coordinator at his 

institution, plaintiff’s request is granted.

Accordingly, the court requests the assistance of the litigation coordinator at plaintiff’s 

institution to ensure that plaintiff is afforded adequate opportunities to access the library, to the 

extent that doing so is consistent with institutional order and security. See Whitley v. Albers, 475 

 

1 The district judge who is assigned to hear the case is retiring and so the trial may be 

rescheduled.

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U.S. 312, 321-22 (1986). The clerk’s office is directed to serve a copy of this order on the 

litigation coordinator at Kern Valley State Prison.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 204.

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