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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID PERRYMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIRECTOR, CDCR, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-2480 JAM DB P

ORDER

Plaintiff has requested an extension of time to file objections to the January 21, 2020 

findings and recommendations and an order directing the prison to provide him with pen fillers. 

Plaintiff states he requires an extension of time to provide the court with specific, detailed 

evidence in support of his claims. At this juncture, plaintiff should not provide the court with 

evidence. This court recommended that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to state any 

claims for relief. As described in this court’s findings and recommendations, plaintiff cannot 

state claims for relief based on his loss of property or on the way in which his appeals were 

processed. In any objections to the findings and recommendations, plaintiff should only attempt 

to show why his complaint does, in fact, state claims for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. That said, 

this court accepts that filing objections may require additional time and will grant the requested 

extension of time.

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With respect to plaintiff’s request for pen fillers, plaintiff states that he requires four pen 

fillers to complete his objections. Plaintiff does not, however, explain why this is so. 

Attachments to plaintiff’s filing show that the prison should be providing inmates with two pen 

fillers at a time and that plaintiff may exchange one pen filler each week for a new one. Because 

this court is recommending dismissal of this action, and out of an abundance of caution, this court 

will direct the Attorney General’s Office to contact the litigation coordinator at California State 

Prison, Sacramento (“CSP-Sac”), to determine whether plaintiff has adequate pen fillers to 

complete his objections. 

For the foregoing reasons, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as 

follows:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 7) is granted.

2. Plaintiff is granted sixty days from the date of this order in which to file his objections. 

3. The Office of the California Attorney General is instructed to:

a. Contact the CSP-Sac Litigation Coordinator to determine what, if any, access 

plaintiff currently has to pen fillers or other writing implements.

b. Within fifteen days after the filing date of this order, file and serve a statement 

reflecting the findings of such inquiry, including all appropriate declarations. 

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on Ms. Monica 

Anderson, Supervising Deputy Attorney General

Dated: February 5, 2020

DLB:9

DB/prisoner-civil rights/perr2480.36obj

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