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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed three 

motions wherein he complains that his legal mail is not being delivered to him, is being returned as 

though he refused it, and/or is being tampered with prior to his receipt. (Docs. 54, 59.) 

Between these two motions, Plaintiff seeks additional copies of the orders that have issued 

from this Court since mid-December 2013. Plaintiff indicates that, despite general chronos stating the 

contrary, he has not refused service of legal mail. Plaintiff asserts that he has not refused service and 

requests another copy of orders issued from December 17, 2013 to date be sent to him. 

This issue appears to be repeating and is unnecessarily utilizing valuable Court resources. 

Thus, the Court requests, as a professional courtesy, that the Warden of California Correctional 

Institute look into the manner in which Plaintiff's legal mail is being delivered. If at all feasible, it is 

requested that the Warden intervene to correct the dilemma regarding delivery of Plaintiff's legal mail. 

LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH,

 Plaintiff,

v.

D. GOSS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:10-cv-01814-LJO-JLT (PC) 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS 

FOR COPIES OF ORDERS FROM THIS 

COURT 

(Docs. 54, 59)

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Accordingly, it his HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff's motions to be provided another copy of the orders that issued in this case 

from December 17, 2013 to the present, filed February 5, 2014 (Doc. 54) and May 14, 2014 (Doc. 59),

are GRANTED;

2. The Clerk's Office is DIRECTED to send Plaintiff a copy of the orders that issued on 

the following dates: December 11, 2013 (Doc. 44); January 7, 2014 (Doc. 47); January 23, 2014 

(Docs. 50, 51, 52); and March 6, 2014 (Doc. 58)1and a copy of the docket in this case;

3. The Clerk's Office is DIRECTED to forward this Order to the Warden's office and to 

the Litigation Coordinator at California Correctional Institute via facsimile transfer.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2014 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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All other entries on the docket between these dates are either documents filed by Plaintiff or event entries for to which no 

documents are attached and for which the sole content is visible on the docket.

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