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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Gerald Lee Miller, Jr.,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 08cv1233

ORDER RE: REQUEST FOR

vs. STATUS REPORT

O. Rufion et al.,

Defendant.

I.

INTRODUCTION

On December 23, 2010, Gerald Lee Miller, Jr. (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis and currently incarcerated at Calipatria Correctional Facility, filed a request seeking from

this Court a status report and attempting to “give notice to appeal any dismissal by this court on the

deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs against all defendants.” (Doc. No. 115 at p. 1.)

II.

DISCUSSION AND ORDER THEREON

A. Status Report

In the request, Plaintiff contends a “prison official stated to the Plaintiff that this case has

been dismissed.” (Doc. No. 115 at p. 1.) Further, Plaintiff contends he has been unable to confirm

the prison official’s statement because Plaintiff “has not been receiving his legal mail from this court

. . .” (Doc. No. 115 at p. 1.) Plaintiff, therefore, requests a status report from the Court.

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A review of the record shows this case is not closed. At the present time, the docket lists

three pending matters: (1) Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. Nos. 65 and 101]; (2)

Plaintiff’s Motion for Order for Law Library and Order Stopping Prison Official From Removing

Court Paper from Plaintiff’s Filing with this Court [Doc. No. 104]; (3) Plaintiff’s re-submitted

Motion/Request for Declaratory Relief Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 57 [Doc.

No. 108].

B. Notice of Appeal

Additionally, in his request, Plaintiff attempts to “give notice to appeal any dismissal by this

court on the deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs against all defendants.” (Doc. No.

115 at 1). As discussed above, a motion for summary judgment is pending and the challenge to

Plaintiff’s deliberate indifference claim has not yet been adjudicated. Thus, Plaintiff’s attempted

notice of appeal is premature. See 1-1 Constitutional Rights of Prisoners § 1.3.2 (Matthew Bender,

2007) (“[A]n appeal can be made only from a final judgment.”).

C. Conclusion

The Court has advised Plaintiff of the status of this matter as requested. Any further

questions regarding this case may be directed to the Magistrate Judge’s law clerk at (619) 557-

6624.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 5, 2011

Hon. William McCurine, Jr.

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court

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