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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JERRY W. BAKER,

Plaintiff, No. 2:10-cv-1208 KJN P

vs.

SOLANO COUNTY JAIL, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is presently housed in County Jail and is proceeding without counsel and

in forma pauperis. On July 14, 2010, plaintiff filed a request to “order the Solano County Jail to

recognize him as ‘pro per,’” and to provide plaintiff with “all ‘pro per’ legal privileges.” (Id. at

1.) On July 6, 2010, plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and that order, in

addition to the instant order, reflects that plaintiff is proceeding without counsel or, in other

words, “pro per” or “pro se.”

Pursuant to this court’s order filed July 6, 2010, plaintiff is required to file an

amended complaint on or before August 6, 2010. Presentation of the July 6, 2010 order, or the

instant order, to jail officials should be sufficient to demonstrate plaintiff’s need to access

materials necessary to comply with that court order.

Plaintiff also asked the court to appoint Ms. Christina Reed as his “legal assistant”

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so she can correspond with plaintiff through “legal mail.” (Dkt. No. 14.) This court is without

authority to appoint Ms. Reed as a legal assistant for plaintiff, and cannot authorize her to use

“legal mail” to correspond with plaintiff inasmuch as Ms. Reed is not an attorney. Plaintiff’s

request will be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s July 14, 2010 motion is

denied. (Dkt. No. 14.) 

DATED: July 23, 2010

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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