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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FELIPE GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. BITER, et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:13-cv-00599-LJO-SKO (PC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION, WITH 

PREJUDICE, FOR LACK OF 

JURISDICTION

(Doc. 64)

Plaintiff Felipe Garcia, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on April 25, 2013. This action for damages is 

proceeding on Plaintiff’s third amended complaint against Defendants Hernandez, Mosqueda, and 

Baker for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and for endangering Plaintiff safety in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

On October 26, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking an order prohibiting prison officials 

at California State Prison-Corcoran from retaliating against him and interfering with his ability to 

litigate this case. Plaintiff has sought similar relief on more than one occasion and he has already 

been informed by the Court that its jurisdiction is limited to adjudicating the alleged past violation 

of his rights by Defendants Hernandez, Mosqueda, and Baker during his incarceration at Kern 

Valley State Prison in Delano, California. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, 

Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S.Ct. 1673 (1994), and the 

Court lacks the jurisdiction to issue any orders regarding Plaintiff’s current conditions of 

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confinement, 18 U.S.C. § 3626(a)(1)(A); Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560-61, 

112 S.Ct. 2130 (1992); Summers v. Earth Island Institute, 555 U.S. 488, 493, 129 S.Ct. 1142, 

1149 (2009); Mayfield v. United States, 599 F.3d 964, 969 (9th Cir. 2010). 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is HEREBY DENIED, with prejudice, for lack of 

jurisdiction.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 27, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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