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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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 The certificate of service accompanying plaintiff’s request is dated March 18, 2006. 1

The Supreme Court has held that the situation of pro se prisoners seeking to meet court deadlines

is unique and that therefore a document may be "filed" on the date that it is given by an inmate to

prison authorities for mailing. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 270-72, 275 (1988). Plaintiff’s

request is therefore timely filed.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD GLASS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-00-0302 DFL JFM P

vs.

CAL TERHUNE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On March 27, 2006, plaintiff filed a request for reconsideration of the magistrate 1

judge’s order filed March 8, 2006, removing Dr. Sakamoto from plaintiff’s witness list,

overruling plaintiff’s objection to allow Linda Melching to testify, and designating Dr. Yee and

Sterling O’Ran to testify for defendants as expert witnesses, but not to designate an impartial

expert for plaintiff. Pursuant to E.D. Local Rule 72-303(f), a magistrate judge’s orders shall be

upheld unless “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.” Upon review of the entire file, the court

finds that it does not appear that the magistrate judge’s ruling was clearly erroneous or contrary

to law.

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 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s March 27, 2006 request for reconsideration is granted; and

2. Upon reconsideration, the order of the magistrate judge filed March 8, 2006, is

affirmed. 

DATED: 3/8/2007

DAVID F. LEVI

United States District Judge

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