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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

ABAN ABIEL,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. JONES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-01657-CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an action for violation of civil rights 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant Jones is a Correctional Officer at Folsom State Prison. 

Plaintiff has filed a motion asking that the court conduct an in camera review of defendant 

Jones’s personnel file. Plaintiff has failed to point to anything suggesting the court has the 

authority to do this. Typically, if a plaintiff has a good faith belief a defendant’s personnel file 

may lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, the plaintiff would seek the file in discovery. 

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b). The court has no authority to circumvent the discovery process and 

simply order defendant to submit documents to the court for the court to make a determination as 

to whether the information is discoverable.

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For all the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s December 1, 

2023, “Motion for In Camera Review” (ECF No. 22) is denied. 

Dated: January 8, 2024

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abie1657.icr

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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