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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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Plaintiff’s four pending cases included (1) Norwood v. Hubbard (this action), 1:07-cv-00889-OWW-SMS-PC; (2) 1

Norwood v. Carter,1:07-cv-00894-LJO-DLB-PC; (3) Norwood v. Hartley, 1:07-cv-00895-OWW-DLB-PC; and (4) Norwood

v. Official Captain,1:07-cv-00896-AWI-DLB-PC (hereinafter “four cases”). All four cases were filed on June 22, 2007. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH WILSON NORWOOD, )

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Plaintiff, )

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SUZAN HUBBARD, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:07-cv-00889-OWW-SMS-PC 

LEAD CASE

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO CLARIFY INFORMATION

(Doc. 11)

ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND

DOCKET SHEETS TO PLAINTIFF

Plaintiff, Kenneth Wilson Norwood ("plaintiff"), is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 4, 2007, plaintiff

filed a motion for clarification of the status of the applications for leave to proceed in forma pauperis

in his four cases pending before this court. (Doc. 11.) On April 1, 2008, the court consolidated 1

plaintiff’s four cases, designating this action as the lead case, and administratively closing the other three

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Plaintiff is directed to the court’s orders granting leave to proceed in forma pauperis in his four cases, as follows:

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(1) Document #8 in case 1:07-cv-00889-OWW-SMS-PC; (2) Document #6 in case 1:07-cv-00894-LJO-DLB-PC; (3)

Document #6 in case 1:07-cv-00895-OWW-DLB-PC; and (4) Document #9 in case 1:07-cv-00896-AWI-DLB-PC.

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cases. (Doc. 12.) Plaintiff is advised that the consolidated action now includes all defendants and claims

brought by plaintiff in his four cases. Plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in all four

cases before they were consolidated, and he shall continue to proceed in forma pauperis in the

consolidated action. The Clerk of Court shall send plaintiff copies of the docket sheets for his four

cases, so plaintiff can review them for the court’s orders granting leave to proceed in forma pauperis in

each case.

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Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to clarify information is RESOLVED by this order, and

2. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send to plaintiff copies of the docket sheets for each

of the following cases:

(1) Norwood v. Hubbard (this action) . . . . . 1:07-cv-00889-OWW-SMS-PC; 

(2) Norwood v. Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:07-cv-00894-LJO-DLB-PC; 

(3) Norwood v. Hartley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:07-cv-00895-OWW-DLB-PC; and 

(4) Norwood v. Official Captain . . . . . . . . . 1:07-cv-00896-AWI-DLB-PC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 3, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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