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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

STANLEY GLEASON,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. BOBBALA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:20-cv-0417 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On February 21, 2020, plaintiff filed a 

document entitled “Complaint of Judicial Misconduct, Petition to the Assigned District Judge to 

Plaintiff’s Civil Action.” (ECF No. 1.) In his filing, plaintiff complains about delays in 

processing his civil action transferred to this district. The court’s own records reveal that on June 

28, 2019, plaintiff’s original civil rights complaint was transferred from the Southern District of 

California to the Eastern District of California, and assigned Case No. 2:19-cv-1203 JAM AC P.1 

Because plaintiff’s filing challenges the handling of Case No. 2:19-cv-1203 JAM AC, this action 

was improvidently opened as a new civil rights action. 

Since this action was opened, plaintiff filed a motion for extension of time to file 

objections to findings and recommendations. However, no findings and recommendations have 

1 A court may take judicial notice of court records. See MGIC Indem. Co. v. Weisman, 803 F.2d 

500, 505 (9th Cir. 1986); United States v. Wilson, 631 F.2d 118, 119 (9th Cir. 1980).

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issued in this action. Rather, findings and recommendations were issued in plaintiff’s other case, 

Gleason v. Bobbala, Case No. 20-0406 GGH (E.D. Cal.), on March 2, 2020.2 Court records 

confirm that he filed objections in that case on March 26, 2020. (Id.) Because no findings and 

recommendations issued in this case, plaintiff’s request for extension of time is denied.

Finally, plaintiff also filed a motion for appointment of counsel. However, because this 

action was opened in error, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice to its renewal in the 

appropriate action. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s “complaint of judicial misconduct” shall be removed from this action and 

filed in his prior action, Case No. 2:19-cv-1203 JAM AC P;

2. Plaintiff’s request for extension (ECF No. 4) is denied; and 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate this action as it was opened in error. 

Dated: April 2, 2020

/glea0417.term

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 Plaintiff’s February 21, 2020 filing included no case number. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff is 

admonished that as a pro se litigant, it is his responsibility to keep track of his cases and always 

include the appropriate case number to every document submitted to the court for filing. It is not 

the responsibility of the Clerk’s Office to ensure the proper case number was provided. 

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