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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

LEON E. MORRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

NANGALAMA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:12-cv-1202 MCE KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. On November 16, 2016, the 

parties were directed to file status reports. On December 14, 2016, defendants filed a status 

report confirming that on August 24, 2016, plaintiff was transferred to a mental health crisis bed 

at the Department of State Hospitals (“DSH”) at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, 

California. (ECF No. 101 at 2.) Plaintiff has not had, and currently does not have, access to his 

legal materials. (Id.) The litigation coordinator at California State Prison, Sacramento (“CSPSAC”), confirmed that plaintiff’s legal property will not be returned to plaintiff until he is 

discharged from the DSH and returns to CSP-SAC. (ECF No. 101-1 at 2.) It is unknown when 

plaintiff will be returned to CSP-SAC. (ECF No. 101 at 2.)

Given plaintiff’s transfer to a mental health crisis bed without benefit of his legal 

materials, plaintiff is not in a position to oppose defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and it 

is unclear when plaintiff will be returned to CSP-SAC. Good cause appearing, this action is 

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stayed for ninety days. Any party may file a motion to lift the stay upon confirming that plaintiff 

has been released from DSH and returned to CSP-SAC or other CDCR custody. 

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied without prejudice to its renewal. 

Defendants will not be required to re-file the entirety of their motion, but may simply re-notice 

the motion. However, defendants may not re-notice the motion until after the stay of this action 

has been lifted, and the record makes clear that plaintiff has been returned to CSP-SAC and is in 

possession of his legal materials. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 97) is denied without prejudice; 

and

2. This action is stayed for ninety days. The Clerk of the Court shall administratively 

terminate this action.

Dated: January 5, 2017

/morr1202.stay

 

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