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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA JASON DALKE, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00534-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND v. ) MOTION FOR CORRESPONDENCE WITH

THIRD PARTY INMATE WITNESSES

KING CLARK, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 76) Defendants. ) ) )

Plaintiff Joshua Jason Dalke is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion for a court order to allow him to correspond with third party inmate witnesses, filed March 4, 2021. California Code of Regulations title 15, § 3139 governs correspondence between inmates, parolees, and probationers. It provides in part: (a) Inmates shall obtain written authorization from the Warden/ Regional Parole Administrator or their designee/assigned probation officer, person in charge of the County Jail and/or other State Correctional Systems,…