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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

WAYNE MORRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ELIYA MOGGHADAM, M.D.,

Defendant.

No. 2:13-cv-0805 KJM KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff has filed his second 

request for an extension of time to file an opposition to defendant’s motion for summary 

judgment and motion to dismiss. Plaintiff states that he was working on his oppositions and had 

sought the assistance of another inmate, Charles Parks, to type them up. However, on September 

5, 2014, the inmate was placed in administrative segregation and plaintiff’s only copy of the 

motion to dismiss, plaintiff’s opposition to the motion to dismiss, along with his notes, were 

packed into Mr. Parks’ legal materials and stored. Plaintiff states that correctional officers would 

not assist plaintiff in retrieving his notes from Mr. Parks’ property. Plaintiff seeks a replacement 

copy of the motion to dismiss, an extension of time to file his oppositions, and an order requiring 

prison officials at Salinas Valley State Prison to retrieve plaintiff’s opposition and notes from 

Charles Parks’ property.

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In the instant action, plaintiff challenges actions that occurred at the California State 

Prison in Sacramento, where defendant is employed. Plaintiff seeks a court order against 

individuals who are not parties to this action. As a general rule this court is unable to issue an 

order against individuals who are not parties to a suit pending before it. Zenith Radio Corp. v. 

Hazeltine Research, Inc., 395 U.S. 100 (1969). However, the court cannot resolve the pending 

motions until plaintiff is able to file his oppositions. Therefore, the court will partially grant 

plaintiff’s request. Plaintiff is granted an extension of time to oppose the pending motions, and 

the Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a copy of defendant’s motion to dismiss. The 

undersigned asks the litigation coordinator at Salinas Valley State Prison to assist plaintiff in any 

way possible to obtain his opposition to the motion to dismiss and plaintiff’s notes from inmate 

Parks’ property. Plaintiff is advised that his oppositions do not have to be typewritten. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time (ECF No. 26) is granted; 

2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to file and serve his 

oppositions to defendant’s motion for summary judgment and motion to dismiss;

3. The undersigned requests that the Litigation Coordinator at Salinas Valley State Prison 

assist plaintiff in obtaining plaintiff’s opposition and notes from inmate Charles Parks’ property; 

and

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to:

 a. Send plaintiff a copy of defendant’s July 30, 2014 motion to dismiss (ECF Nos. 

23 and 23-1); and

b. Send a copy of this order to the Litigation Coordinator at Salinas Valley State 

Prison, P.O. Box 1020, Soledad, CA 93960-1020.

Dated: September 19, 2014

morr0805.36sec(2)

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