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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 

George Johnson,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S 04-2255 LKK PAN P

vs. Order

Joseph Sherman, et al.,

Defendants.

-oOoPlaintiff is a state prisoner suing prison officials in a

civil rights action. 

Plaintiff claims defendants in 2004 violated his right to

freely exercise his Rastafarian religion by placing him in

administrative segregation and forcing him to submit to

tuberculosis (TB) mantoux skin tests, even though plaintiff was

willing to take other tests such as a chest x-ray or sputa smear. 

Plaintiff seeks damages and a declaration there is a religious

exemption to mandatory TB skin tests for prisoners.

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April 13, 2005, the court approved service on defendants

Sherman, Lea and Flint and dismissed claims against Stratton,

O’Brian, Woodford, Grannis and Knowles with leave to amend. The

court forwarded to plaintiff materials for service of Sherman,

Lea and Flint.

Plaintiff moved March 7, 2005, and April 25, 2005, for

temporary restraining orders, stating he soon will be subjected

to further forced TB skin tests and seeking an order prohibiting

this. The motions lack proofs of service and it does not appear

they were served.

This court may grant a temporary restraining order without

written or oral notice to the opposing party or the opposing

party’s attorney “only if (1) it clearly appears from specific

facts shown by affidavit or by the verified complaint that the

applicant will suffer immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or

damage before defendant can be heard in opposition, and (2) the

applicant submits a written certification of the efforts, if any,

he has made to give notice and the reasons supporting his claim

that notice should not be required.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b). 

Plaintiff has not submitted a written certification of his

efforts, if any, he has made to notify defendants of his request

or his reasons in support of a claim notice should not be

required.

Accordingly, the court hereby orders that plaintiff shall,

within 10 days, comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b). Otherwise his

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motions for temporary restraining orders will be denied without

prejudice. 

Dated: May 10, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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