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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

ERNEST MILLER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00234-OWW-SMS PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR ORDER

MANDATING RETURN OF LEGAL

PROPERTY

(Doc. 15)

Plaintiff Ernest Miller (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 4, 2008, Plaintiff filed a motion

asking the undersigned to issue an order mandating the return of his legal property. 

Plaintiff is housed at High Desert State Prison and liberally construed, this action involves

claims that his mail was tampered with, he was retaliated against, and he was discriminated against

while at housed California State Prison-Corcoran. The Court does not have jurisdiction in this

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action over prison officials at High Desert State Prison and therefore cannot issue an order

mandating that they return Plaintiff’s legal property to him. City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S.

95, 102, 103 S.Ct. 1660, 1665 (1983); Valley Forge Christian Coll. v. Ams. United for Separation

of Church and State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464, 471, 102 S.Ct. 752, 757-58 (1982); Jones v. City of Los

Angeles, 444 F.3d 1118, 1126 (9th Cir. 2006). 

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is HEREBY DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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