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Parties Involved:
Richard Joseph Crane
Plaintiff
B. Wheeler
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD JOSEPH CRANE, )

) 2:03-cv-02443-GEB-DAD-P

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. ) PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

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B. WHEELER, )

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Defendant. )

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On September 19, 2005, Plaintiff filed a motion for a

preliminary injunction against Defendant B. Wheeler, contending that

the motion is based on attachments to the motion and also “on the

pleadings and documents on file in . . . Case No. Civ. S-02-2203 MCE

KJM P.” I decline Plaintiff’s invitation to search all the docket

filings in an action pending before another district judge in Civ. S02-2203 to see if any filing in that action is relevant to Plaintiff’s

motion. That portion of the motion is stricken since a judge is not

required to search all the filings in a case to ascertain if a

litigant is entitled to relief.

The motion is denied because it fails to comply with Local

Rule 65-231. Specifically, it fails to satisfy the notice provision

referenced in that Rule, it is not supported by an affidavit showing

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1 Plaintiff was previously cautioned that “the court rarely

issues orders directed at persons who are not parties to the

action before it.” (July 12, 2004, Order at 1.)

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Plaintiff will suffer irreparable injury if the injunction is not

granted, and it is not accompanied by a proposed order. Local Rule

65-231.

Further, Plaintiff’s motion does not show that Defendant has

any responsibility for the library access Plaintiff appears to seek. 

Plaintiff’s motion appears to be directed at California Department of

Corrections officials who are not parties to this action.1 As

prescribed in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(a)(1), “No

preliminary injunction shall be issued without notice to the adverse

party.”

For the stated reasons, Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary

injunction is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 23, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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