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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

JEFFREY E. WALKER,

 Plaintiff,

v.

MINA BESHARA, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-01050-JDP

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF

ECF No. 6

ORDER THAT THE CLERK’S OFFICE 

FORWARD THIS ORDER AND PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO THE LITIGATION 

COORDINATOR AT COALINGA STATE 

HOSPITAL

Plaintiff Jeffrey E. Walker is a civil detainee proceeding without counsel in this action 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 14, 2020, plaintiff filed a motion for miscellaneous relief, 

arguing that he has insufficient access to basic legal materials, and asking that the court notify his 

institution that he is engaged in litigation. ECF No. 6. Generally, this court does not have the 

power to bind third parties that are not before it, or provide legal research or related materials to a 

plaintiff. To the extent plaintiff is requesting those things from the court, his motion is denied. 

However, the court orders that the clerk’s office forward this order and plaintiff’s request to the 

litigation coordinator at Coalinga State Hospital. The court can confirm that plaintiff is engaged 

in ongoing litigation, and requests that that the litigation coordinator work with plaintiff to 

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accommodate his needs in this case. In addition, the court notes that the denial of access to 

certain legal materials may itself create a constitutional issue. See Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 

828 (1977) (“[T]he fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts requires prison 

authorities to assist inmates in the preparation and filing of meaningful legal papers by providing 

prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law.”).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 205.

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