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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VINCENTE SOLOMON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-10-2103 WBS GGH P

vs.

J. NEGRETE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a motion seeking a court

order for law library access and copies. In his motion, plaintiff alleges that court orders are

necessary before he can use the law library or obtain adequate supplies and copies. While

plaintiff claims to have four active cases for which he claims to be having trouble obtaining

adequate paper supplies and copies, this court is concerned only with the one which comes

within its jurisdiction, i.e., the instant case. 

On June 21, 2011, plaintiff was ordered to return certain forms and to provide

fourteen copies of the amended complaint so that the court could direct service of process upon

thirteen defendants. Although plaintiff’s failure to provide a declaration when seeking a court

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In separate findings and recommendations, also filed on June 21, 2011,, the undersigned 1

recommended dismissal of nearly thirty other defendants plaintiff had named as well as a number

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order has previously been noted, plaintiff continues not to submit a declaration in support of his 2

request. Plaintiff attaches exhibits which, while unauthenticated, do indicate that he has

submitted a number of requests to obtain copies and envelopes for his various active cases. One

of the exhibits is particularly telling, both as to the obstacle plaintiff is facing to proceeding at

this point in this action, and as to the burden plaintiff apparently imposes upon prison officials

with his apparently frequently-made requests for copies and legal mailing material.

Excessive Request for Indigent Copy Services 07/14/2011 128-A

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Over a period of approximately three days, Inmate Solomon P17188 of 1B 110L has sent to the 4B Legal Office via institutional

mail, six requests for copy services accumulation a total of 276

pages I am unable to locate an original “Petition for Writ of Habeas

Corpus”

Individually, each request does not exceed the 50/100 page limit as

allowable per[] DOM section 1101120.15 but together it is well

over the maximum amount.

On this day Inmate Solomon’s / P-17188 trust account balance

reflects a zero balance.

Total copy request as outlined:

1) 75 x 14 = 1050

2) 61 x 3 = 183

3) 26 x 3 = 753

4) 32 x 3 = 96

5) 27 x 3 = 81

6) 56 x 3 = 168

Total of . . . . . . . 1653 x .10 cents per copy

Cost to the State $ 165.30

of plaintiff’s allegations made against the remaining defendants. These findings and

recommendations have been adopted. See Order, filed on July 21, 2011.

ByOrder, filed on June 24, 2011, plaintiff was ordered to stop engaging in seriatim filings 2

of inadequately supported requests for preliminary injunctive relief. 

Actually, this figure is off by 3, so the total is actually 1656 copies requested. 3

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It is my opinion that Inmate Solomon is attempting to manipulate

this office into believing that individually, each request is different

and that he is not violating the above procedure. In reality he is

well over the legal limits.

Inmate Solomon has and continues to request unrealistic copy

requests and supplies. Solomon will routinely attempt to request

20 to 30 manila envelopes at a time. Additionally, Solomon floods

that Legal Office with 10 to 15 CDCR 22's per week which

necessitates an inordinate amount of time I should have to spend

on one inmate.

This report serves as a warning that continued behavior of

harassment and attempted manipulation of this office may result in

an issuance of a CDCR 115, 3005(a). 

P. Grant / 4B Legal Officer

[signed]

Exhibit C to plaintiff’s motion.

The initial figure, cited above, represents the pages plaintiff is presently under an

obligation to provide to this court and is by far the most burdensome of his requests (14 copies of

the 75-page first amended complaint = 1050 pages). In an effort to streamline the actual pages

for copying while maintaining those pages necessary to proceed in this action, this court

conducted a review of the amended complaint, which indicates that the body of plaintiff’s

amended complaint is contained at pages 1 through 3 and at pages 68 through 75, i.e., a number 4

totaling eleven (11) pages. The remainder of the amended complaint is made up of rather

randomly interspersed exhibits. Once defendants are served, counsel for defendants can access

all of the exhibits attached to the amended complaint through the court’s electronic docketing

system, which action will significantly reduce the burden on prison officials to provide plaintiff

with adequate copies of the amended complaint. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s July 21, 2011(docket # 37) motion, construed as a request for the

The court’s electronic pagination is referenced. 4

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court’s assistance in obtaining adequate copies of his amended complaint to comply with a prior

court order, is granted as set forth above; 

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to provide plaintiff with a single copy of the

following pages of plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed on June 6, 2011 (docket # 25): pages

1 through 3 and pages 68 through 75; these pages are to be attached as one document; once

served, defendants’ counsel may access the attached exhibits to the amended complaint in the

court’s electronic docket;

3. In lieu of copies of the 75-page first amended complaint at docket # 25,

plaintiff will be required to obtain and return to the court 14 copies of the 11-page body of the

complaint, provided herewith; and 

4. Plaintiff is granted an extension of time until 28 days from the filed date of this

order to return the documents sent to him by order, filed on June 21, 2011 (docket # 26), as

modified by this order. 

DATED: July 27, 2011

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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