(PC) Blackgold v. KVSP Case Records

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUTEN BLACKGOLD, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-0857 JLT SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING v. ) PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO THE ) LAW LIBRARY KERN VALLEY STATE PRISON CARE ) RECORDS, et al., ) (Docs. 34, 36) ) Defendants. ) )

Suten Blackgold seeks to hold the defendants liable for civil rights violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 17, 2023, Plaintiff filed a “Notice to the Court” in which Plaintiff indicated Kern Valley State Prison was denying access to the law library, legal copies, and envelopes. (Doc. 34.) Defendants filed an opposition to the notice on February 6, 2023. (Doc. 35.) The magistrate judge construed the notice as a request for preliminary injunction. (Doc. 36.) The magistrate judge reviewed the declaration of the Litigation Coordinator at KVSP and found “it is clear…