Peterson
(PC) Martinez v. Peterson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRED MARTINEZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-01779-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESS
v. TO THE PRISON LAW LIBRARY PETERSON, ECF No. 30 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that he is being denied access to the law library at California State Prison, Sacramento (“CSP Sacramento”); on December 19, 2022, he filed a request for a court order allowing him access to the library for one hour per day. ECF No. 30. Defendant responded that plaintiff has access to the law library. ECF No. 30. Defendant provided the declaration of A. Hubbard, a librarian at CSP Sacramento. Id. at 4. Mr. Hubbard states in the declaration that inmates can obtain General Legal User (“GLU”) status, which allows inmates to access the library for two hours per week for a thirty-day period.1 …