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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EARNEST C. WOODS, II,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-1225 LKK GGH P

vs.

TOM L. CAREY, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On August 3, 2007, the court recommended that defendants’ motion to dismiss for

failure to exhaust state court remedies be granted in part and denied in part. The parties were

granted twenty days to file objections.

Defendants did not file objections. In his objections filed September 6, 2007,

plaintiff stated that prison staff at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) had been withholding

his legal property regarding this case for months. 

On September 13, 2007, the court vacated defendants’ motion to dismiss and the

findings and recommendations. The court ordered the Warden of the Correctional Training

Facility to inform the court regarding plaintiff’s access to his legal property. On October 10,

2007, Warden Curry filed a declaration stating that on September 6, 2007, plaintiff was afforded

access to his legal property. On October 19, 2007, the court granted plaintiff twenty days to file

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objections.

Twenty days passed and plaintiff did not file objections. However, on November

28, 2007, plaintiff filed a pleading stating that on October 19, 2007, he was transferred to

California State Prison-Corcoran. Plaintiff alleges that he is being denied access to his legal

property. The court will grant plaintiff thirty days to file his objections. If he still does not have

access to his legal property, he shall notify the court.

On October 24, 2007, defendants filed a request to file objections to the findings

and recommendations. Defendants offer no explanation for their failure to file timely objections

following issuance of the August 3, 2007, findings and recommendations. Accordingly, this

request is denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order to file objections to

the August 3, 2007, findings and recommendations;

2. Defendants’ October 24, 2007, request to file objections is denied.

DATED: 12/6/07 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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