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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

FELIPE GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. BITER, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-00599-LJO-SKO (PC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION FOR 

LACK OF JURISDICTION

(Doc. 18)

Plaintiff Felipe Garcia, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on April 25, 2013. On April 14, 2014, Plaintiff 

filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction directed at remedying his current conditions of 

confinement at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, California. However, this action 

arises out of the past violation of Plaintiff’s rights during his incarceration at Kern Valley State 

Prison in Delano, California. (Docs. 15, 17, 19.)

Given that Plaintiff’s claims in this action are limited to past events at Kern Valley State 

Prison, the Court lacks jurisdiction in this action to issue any orders pertaining to Plaintiff’s 

current conditions of confinement at California Correctional Institution. 18 U.S.C. § 

3626(a)(1)(A); Summers v. Earth Island Institute, 555 U.S. 488, 493, 129 S.Ct. 1142, 1149 (2009); 

Mayfield v. United States, 599 F.3d 964, 969 (9th Cir. 2010). 

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction is HEREBY DENIED for lack 

of jurisdiction.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 24, 2014 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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