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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

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TITO DAVID VALDEZ, JR.,

Plaintiff,

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JEANNE WOODFORD; et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 05-4443 SI (pr)

ORDER

Plaintiff's request for an order compelling prison officials to comply with the court's

August 31, 2006 order is DENIED. (Docket # 66.) Plaintiff urges that prison officials' refusal

to allow a family visit for him on one particular day – December 1, 2006, the day of a Christmas

party – violates the court's August 31, 2006 order. He errs. Plaintiff's papers indicate that prison

officials refused a visit on only one particular day; plaintiff may choose another day to visit with

his family. Deciding whether plaintiff should be able to attend a Christmas party is the kind of

day-to-day prison administrative decision on which the court will defer to prison officials'

judgment. See Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 86 (1987); see also Wright v. Rushen, 642 F.2d

1129, 1132 (9th Cir. 1981) (courts should avoid enmeshing themselves in minutiae of prison

operations in name of constitution).

Plaintiff's request for an extension of time to file his opposition to the motion for

summary judgment is GRANTED, although the court will not grant the 90-day extension

requested as it is unnecessarily long. (Docket # 76.) The existing briefing schedule on

defendants' motion for summary judgment is vacated and replaced with the following deadlines:

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1. Plaintiff must file and serve his opposition to the motion for summary judgment

no later than February 2, 2007. No further extensions will be permitted.

2. If defendants wish to file a reply brief, they must file and serve their reply brief

no later than February 16, 2007.

Lastly, plaintiff has written a letter to the court inquiring about the court's receipt of his

filing fee. The filing fee for this action was $250.00. The court's finance office reports that it

has not received any payment toward that filing fee as of today. Plaintiff also has a second

action pending in this court, i.e., Case No. 06-4438 SI; the court had not yet assessed the initial

partial filing fee for that action and the court's finance office reports that it has not received

any payment toward that filing fee as of today. Plaintiff should direct any inquiries about the

handling of his prison trust account to the prison trust account office, and not to the court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 14, 2006 _______________________

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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