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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAURICE THOMPSON ET AL., on behalf of

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

JAMES E. TILTON, Acting Secretary,

California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation, and EDDIE YLST, Acting

Warden, San Quentin State Prison,

Defendants.

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No. C 79-01630 WHA

ORDER DENYING VIEIRA

MOTION TO INTERVENE

A Death-Row inmate, Richard John Vieira, moves to intervene pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 24(a). He also asks the Court to take judicial notice of two civil actions in

this district, Castillo v. Alameida, C 94-2847, and Fuiava v. Brown, C 04-4634. Finally, he asks

for an order that San Quentin State Prison apply certain regulations to condemned inmates. 

Although applicant Vieira offered reasons why he did not want to be represented by

plaintiffs’ counsel, he did not give any reason to believe that intervenor Freddie Fuiava does not

adequately represent his interest. In fact, he insinuated just the opposite: he raised the same

issues as intervenor. The inadequacy of all other parties’ representation of one’s interest is a

prerequisite to intervening as of right. FRCP 24(a). Because applicant has not offered any

reason to find inadequacy of representation by intervenor, the motion to intervene is DENIED. 

The Court takes judicial notice of the two actions, to the extent they are relevant. Applicant is

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not a party. His request for an order therefore is DENIED, without any suggestion that the

request would have been properly brought if he were a party. 

As noted in previous orders, the Court cannot allow all Death Row inmates to intervene

separately in this action. Any future motions to intervene will therefore be considered carefully,

giving motions made pro se a liberal construction, and granted only with great care. Potential

intervenors should consider carefully whether intervenor or plaintiffs adequately represent their

interests. 

THE CLERK SHALL SERVE THIS ORDER ON RICHARD JOHN VIEIRA AT THE ADDRESS

ON HIS MOTION. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2006 WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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