Cisneros

(PC) Kidwell v. Cisneros

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 22, 20221:22-cv-00290California824 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON HARPER, ) Case No.: 1:22-cv-0290 JLT SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING RECONSIDERATION OF ) THE COURT’S ORDER DATED MARCH 25, 2022 v. ) ) (Doc. 10) THERESA CISNEROS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) )

Jason Harper initiated this action by filing a complaint on March 10, 2022. (Doc. 1.) After Plaintiff filed his complaint, the Court issued its “First Informational Order in Prisoner/Civil Detainee Civil Rights Case.” (Doc. 2.) Thereafter, Plaintiff filed an “Administrative Notice” in which he asserted the Court inappropriately identified this action as civil rights complaint instead of a criminal complaint. (Doc. 4.) The Court declined to reclassify the matter as a criminal complaint. (Doc. 5.) The Court explained “the penal code is a criminal statute and does not provide for a private right of action against Defendants.” (Id. at 2.) The Court observed that “based on a…

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