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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUREKA DIVISION

ANTHONY L. ROBINSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

ANTHONY A. LAMARQUE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 02-cv-01538-NJV

ORDER RE LETTER REGARDING 

KOSHER DIET

Re: Dkt. No. 407

On August 31, 2010, the court entered a permanent injunction in this case which provided 

in part that the CDCR was "hereby immediately and permanently ordered to permit Plaintiff to 

participate in the CDCR's Jewish Kosher Meal Program on the same terms and conditions as 

kosher-observant Jewish inmates and without regard to the fact that Plaintiff is not a kosherobservant Jew." (Doc. 316, 19:10-13.) The court "retain[ed] jurisdiction of this action for all 

purposes, including without limitation, all proceedings involving the interpretation, enforcement, 

or amendment of this Order and Permanent Injunction." (Doc. 316, 19, 18-20.) 

On December 12, 2016, the court received a letter from Plaintiff in which he claimed that 

officials at California Men's Colony were failing to provide him with his kosher diet. (Doc. 407.) 

On December 20, 2016, Counsel for Defendants filed a response to Plaintiff's letter, stating that on 

December 14, 2016, she contacted the litigation coordinator at California Men’s Colony and 

confirmed receipt of this court’s order entering a permanent injunction. She further states that on 

December 14, 2016, Men’s Colony Litigation Coordinator H. Cervantes contacted the supervising 

officer on Plaintiff’s yard and confirmed that Plaintiff is receiving kosher meals.

In light of this information received from Defense Counsel, the court finds that the request 

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for relief contained in Plaintiff's letter is moot. The matter is resolved and that there no basis for 

action by the court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 27, 2016

______________________________________

NANDOR J. VADAS

United States Magistrate Judge

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