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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

RUSSELL MARTIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

W. J. SULLIVAN, et al.,

Defendants.

 /

CASE NO. 1:06-cv-00972-OWW-DLB PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR STAY

(Doc. 21)

Plaintiff Russell Martin (“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 October 1, 2007, plaintiff

filed a motion to stay service of process on defendants pending resolution of his appeal of a

Rules Violation Report (“RVR”) in Kern County Superior Court. Plaintiff is challenging the

RVR in state court with the goal of restoring his lost time credits, which will allow him to pursue

a retaliation claim in this action that is currently barred by the habeas exhaustion rule. Wilkinson

v. Dotson, 544 U.S. 74, 81-2, 125 S.Ct. 1242, 1248 (2005).

This action cannot be stayed on that ground. However, if plaintiff succeeds in setting

aside the RVR and gaining restoration of his time credits, he may file a motion seeking leave to

amend to reassert his otherwise cognizable retaliation claim.

Plaintiff’s motion for a stay is HEREBY DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 3, 2007 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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