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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID WAYNE WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

LURA MERRITT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00455-JLT-CDB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO VACATE HEARING ON 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND 

JOINDER

(Doc. 76)

Plaintiff David Wayne Wilson is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff filed a document titled “Plaintiff’s Notice of Motion and Brief in Support of 

Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Joiner [sic] of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication” on 

November 4, 2024. (Doc. 73.) 

On November 13, 2024, Defendants filed a Motion to Vacate the Hearing on Plaintiff’s 

Motion for a Preliminary Hearing and Joinder. (Doc. 76.) 

II. DISCUSSION

Plaintiff’s notice purports to set his motion for a hearing on November 19, 2024, before 

District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. (Doc. 73 at 1.) Despite Plaintiff’s notice, no hearing was 

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calendared on the motion. Nor has this Court issued any writ allowing for Plaintiff’s participation 

either via videoconferencing or in person.

This Court’s Local Rules are clear. In a prisoner civil rights action, “all motions, except 

motions to dismiss for lack of prosecution, filed in actions wherein one party is incarcerated and 

proceeding in propria persona, shall be submitted upon the record without oral argument unless 

otherwise ordered by the Court.” Local Rule 230(l) (underline in original; italics added). The 

pending motion does not seek dismissal for a lack of prosecution and this Court has not ordered 

oral argument on the motion. Plaintiff is encouraged to review the First Informational Order In 

Prisoner/Civil Detainee Civil Rights Case, issued April 19, 2022, and the section concerning 

“Hearings” in particular. (See Doc. 8 at 5.) 

Plaintiff’s motion will be decided on the papers. This Court will issue findings and 

recommendations after briefing is complete and in due course. To the extent Plaintiff sought a 

hearing on his motion, and although no hearing was calendared, Defendants’ motion to vacate 

such a hearing will be granted. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, Defendants’ motion to vacate the hearing on 

Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary hearing and joinder (Doc. 76) is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 14, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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