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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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 Although the October 11, 2007, requests were untimely on the face of it, the court will 1

afford plaintiff the benefit of the mailbox rule because plaintiff’s evidently signed his requests on

September 27, 2007. Pursuant to Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 275-76, 108 S. Ct. 2379, 2385

(1988), pro se prisoner filing is dated from the date prisoner delivers it to prison authorities.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAMUEL ANDERSON,

Plaintiff, 2:07-cv-1061-GEB-GGH-P

vs.

TOM FELKER, Warden, et al., 

Defendants. ORDER

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On October 1, 2007, and on October 11, 2007, plaintiff filed largely duplicative 1

requests for reconsideration (Docket # 26 # 29 # 34 & # 35) of the magistrate judge’s order filed

September 19, 2007, denying plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel and vacating

plaintiff’s request for preliminary injunctive relief without prejudice. Pursuant to E.D. Local

Rule 72-303(f), a magistrate judge’s orders shall be upheld unless “clearly erroneous or contrary

to law.” Upon review of the entire file, the court finds that it does not appear that the magistrate

judge’s ruling was clearly erroneous or contrary to law.

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 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, upon reconsideration, the order of the

magistrate judge filed September 19, 2007, is affirmed. 

Dated: September 25, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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