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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Erik Scott Maloney, )

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Plaintiff, ) No. CV 13-314-PHX-RCB(BSB)

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vs. ) O R D E R

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Charles L. Ryan, et al., )

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Defendants. ) )

Plaintiff Erik Scott Maloney, who is confined in the

Arizona State Prison Complex-Florence in Florence, Arizona,

has filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983 (Doc. 1) and an Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis (“IFP”) (Doc. 2). On June 7, 2013, the court

ordered defendants Ryan and Linderman to answer counts One,

Two, and Three; and ordered defendant Mason to answer count

Two. Ord. (Doc. 5) at 1:18-19. The court dismissed the

remaining defendants without prejudice. Id. at 1:19-20. The

court also granted the plaintiff’s IFP application. Id.

In accordance with this court’s order, the plaintiff 

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1 The motion for appointment of counsel is before the Honorable

United States Magistrate Judge Bridget S. Bade pursuant to this court’s

prior order. See Ord. (Doc. 5) at 9, ¶ (13).

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completed the service packets as to the three remaining

defendants and returned them to the Clerk’s Office on June

13, 2013. That same date, the completed service packets were

forwarded to the United States Marshal for service. Service

has not yet been completed.

On June 13, 2013, the plaintiff filed a Motion to Appoint

Counsel (Doc. 7)1 and a Motion for a Temporary Restraining

Order (“TRO”) and/or Preliminary Injunction (“PI”) (Doc. 8). 

The relief which plaintiff is seeking in his motion for a TRO

and/or PI pertains directly to the “Upcoming Islamic Holy

Month of Ramadan, begining [sic] on July 9 , 2013 and

ending on August 8 , 2013.” Id. at 1:24-25. 

Because that beginning date is fast approaching, the

court hereby ORDERS as follows:

(1) on June 20, 2013, the Clerk of the Court shall send,

by first class mail a copy of this court’s orders (Docs. 5

and 6), as well as a copy of plaintiff’s motion for a TRO

and/or PI (Doc. 8), to defendants Ryan, Linderman, and Mason,

to their respective addresses as plaintiff provided in the

service packets which he returned to the Clerk of the Court

on June 13, 2013;

(2) the defendants shall file and serve a response to

plaintiff’s motion (Doc. 8) by no later than Wednesday, June

26, 2013; and

(3) if plaintiff desires to file a reply, it shall be

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filed and served by no later than Monday, July 1, 2013. 

DATED this 19th day of June, 2013.

Copies to plaintiff pro se and to defendants Ryan, Linderman,

and Mason, to their respective addresses as plaintiff

provided in the service packets which he returned to the

Clerk of the Court on June 13, 2013

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