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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

PAUL NIVARD BEATON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00952-AWI-EPG (PC)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART REQUEST FOR 

MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF

(ECF No. 15)

Plaintiff, Paul Nivard Beaton, a prisoner at the Valley State Prison at Chowchilla, 

California, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s request, titled “Third Motion by Plaintiff on 

Dismissed Case Objections.” (ECF No. 15.) The Court will grant in part and deny in part the 

motion.

It is unclear what Plaintiff is seeking in his motion. He states the following: 

Because with this one ‘I’ve state to the court to erase or send me back return three 

documents on original set and same three on the copies sent to [indiscernable] on 

top State of California Medical Board.’ ‘I’ve accidentally mailed from VSP-Law 

Library it has my social security number.’ I am Requesting this on this motion see 

Rule 7(b) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 7.1. 

(ECF No. 15.)

Plaintiff appears to be requesting the Court remove from the Court’s files and return to 

him the documents that he has filed in this case. The Court will grant in part this request by 

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sending Plaintiff a copy of the documents he has filed. However, to the extent Plaintiff is 

seeking to have the documents he has filed removed from the Court’s electronic files, 

Plaintiff’s request will be denied.

Plaintiff also indicates that his social security number was on one or more of the 

documents he has filed in this case. The Court has conducted a cursory review of the 

documents filed by Plaintiff and notes that although the documents include Plaintiff’s passport 

number, the documents do not appear to include Plaintiff’s social security number. 

Accordingly, to the extent Plaintiff is requesting that the documents be sealed or redacted 

based on the presence of his social security number, the Court will deny the request without 

prejudice. If Plaintiff can direct the Court to a specific document and page that includes his 

social security number, he may refile a motion requesting that the Court redact that document 

to remove his social security number.

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 15) is GRANTED in part and 

DENIED in part as follows:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send Plaintiff a copy of the complaint (ECF 

No. 1), the motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2); consent to jurisdiction 

of U.S. Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 7); motion to supplement the complaint (ECF 

No. 8); and objections to findings and recommendations (ECF No. 12).

2. Plaintiff’s motion is otherwise DENIED without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 12, 2020 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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