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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

LAMONT SHEPARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

BASS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00754-LJO-BAM PC

ORDER DENYINGPLAINTIFF’S MOTIONFOR

AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING; MOTION FOR 

RETURN OF HIS SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MOTION; AND MOTION TO FILE SUMMARY

JUDGMENT MOTION; AND STRIKING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

(ECF Nos. 45, 47, 48, 49)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF THIRTY

DAYS TO FILE OBJECTIONS TO FINDINGS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

Plaintiff Lamont Shepard (“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 November 8, 2011, findings and

recommendations issued recommending that Defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted and

Plaintiff’s official capacity claims and claims for declaratory relief be granted. The parties were

notified that objections to the findings and recommendations were due within thirty days. On

January 4, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. No objections to the findings and

recommendationswere filed and on January10, 2012, an amended orderissued adopting the findings

and recommendations and dismissing Plaintiff’s official capacity claims and claims for declaratory

relief. 

On January 17, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for an evidentiary hearing stating that he had

not received the findings and recommendations. On January 27, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion

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notifying the Court that he had filed a motion for summary judgment and believes that prison

officials destroyed his motion for summary judgment in an attempt to help other officers since the

Court had not received his motion for summary judgment. In the motion Plaintiff requests an order

that Defendants return his summary judgment motion to him or reimburse him for costs. On January

30, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment and a motion notifying the Court that his

motion for summary judgment had been destroyed by prison officials and moving for his summary

judgment motion to be filed.

Plaintiff’s allegation that prison officials destroyed his motion for summary judgment is

without merit. The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and the 178 pages

of attached exhibits, filed January 4, 2012, and finds that the exhibits Plaintiff states were submitted

with his motion are attached.

Even if the findings and recommendations were not received by Plaintiff, that is insufficient

to find that prison officials interfered with Plaintiff’s mail, and no evidentiary hearing is necessary. 

Plaintiff is admonished against making frivolous claims of misconduct bytheparties to litigation and

furthersuch unsubstantiated attacks upon Defendants could subject Plaintiff to sanctions, including

dismissal of this action.

Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment has been received and shall be considered in due

course. Since Plaintiff claims that he did receive the findings and recommendations, a copy shall

be sent to Plaintiff and he shall be granted thirty days in which to file objections to the findings and

recommendations.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an evidentiary hearing, filed January 17, 2012, is DENIED;

2. Plaintiff’s motion to file the duplicate copy of the motion for summary judgment,

filed January 30, 2012, is DENIED;

3. Plaintiff’s motion for summaryjudgment filed January30, 2012, is STRICKEN from

the record as duplicative;

4. Plaintiff’s motion for an order directing Defendants to return his summary judgment

motion, filed January 27, 2012, is DENIED;

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5. The office of the clerk shall send Plaintiff a copy of the findings and

recommendations issued November 8, 2011; and

6. Within thirty days from the date of service of this order Plaintiff may file an

objection to the findings and recommendations.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 2, 2012 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

10c20k UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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