Merlak
(PC) Ioane v. Merlak
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL S. IOANE, 1:19-cv-01585-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE
vs. (ECF No. 5.) STEVEN MERLAK, et al., Defendants.
19 I. BACKGROUND Michael S. Ioane (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on November 6, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) On November 18, 2019, Plaintiff filed a request for judicial notice which is now before the court. (ECF No. 5.) II. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Rule 201(d) of the Federal Rules of Evidence governs judicial notice. The content of records and reports of administrative bodies are proper subjects for judicial notice under Rule 201(d). Interstate Natural Gas Co. v. S. Cal. Gas Co., 209 F.2d 380, 385 (9th Cir.1953). A court may also take judicial notice of the contents of public…