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Parties Involved:
S. Adair
Defendant
Hilton Fisher
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HILTON FISHER,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. ADAIR,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00609-AWI-BAM PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

RECEIVE FULL CASE CITING FROM THE

COURT

(ECF No. 42)

Plaintiff Hilton Fisher(“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 November 19, 2012, the Court ordered

Plaintiff to file a third amended complaint. (ECF No. 38.) Plaintiff’s third amended complaint is

due on or before January 9, 2013. 

On December 19, 2012, Plaintiff filed the instant motion requesting that the Court provide

him full citing of the following cases: Rhodes v. Chapman, 452 U.S. 337 (1981); Toguchi v. Chung,

391 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2004); Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732 (9th Cir. 2002); Farmer v. Brennan,

511 U.S. 825 (1994); and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009). Plaintiff

explains that he has not been issued legal materials and has not received access to the law library. 

The Court construes Plaintiff’s motion as a request that the Court provide Plaintiff with legal

assistance by sending him complete copies of the cited cases. 

Although inmates have a fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts, inmates do

not have the right to a law library or legal assistance. Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 346, 351

(1996). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to receive full case citing from the Court is DENIED. 

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However, if Plaintiff needs additional time to file his amended complaint due to limited access to

the law library and legal materials, then he may file a motion for an extension of time. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 7, 2013 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

10c20k UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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