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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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oral argument. L.R. 78-230(h).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

A. BELCHER, ) 2:08-cv-1471-GEB-DAD

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Plaintiff, ) ORDER*

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v. ) 

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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of )

California in his official )

capacity; JERRY BROWN, Attorney )

General of California, in his )

official capacity; GEORGE S. )

SCARBOROGH, Program Manager of )

California in his official )

capacity, )

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Defendants. )

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On June 25, 2008, Plaintiff filed a request for leave to

proceed under a pseudonym and a request that a temporary restraining

order issue enjoining Defendants to “temporarily return plaintiff’s

internet exclusion status as it existed as of March 13, 2008 . . . .” 

(Mot. at 4:1-5.) On July 25, 2008 Magistrate Judge Hollows issued an

order denying the request to proceed under a pseudonym and referring

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the temporary restraining order request to the undersigned district

judge. 

"Except in the most extraordinary of circumstances, no

temporary restraining order shall be granted in the absence of actual

notice to the affected party, by telephone or other means, or a

sufficient showing of efforts made to provide notice." Eastern

District Local Rule 65-231(a). A review of the case docket reveals

that no Defendant has been served and Plaintiff has not filed an

affidavit “detailing the notice or efforts to effect notice to the

affected parties or counsel or showing good cause why notice should

not be given.” Id. at 65-231(c)(5). Since Plaintiff has failed to

show extraordinary circumstances warranting an ex parte proceeding,

Plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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