Williams v. Tate et al
Plaintiff: Kirk Douglas Williams
Defendant: Matthew Tate and Tom Felker
Case Number: 2:2008cv02242
Filed: September 24, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Prisoner: Civil Rights Office
County: Sacramento
Presiding Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller
Nature of Suit: None
Cause of Action: Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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May 21, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 49 ORDER signed by Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas on 5/12/2010 GRANTING 42 Motion to Dismiss. All pending motions are denied. CASE CLOSED. (Engbretson, K.)
October 5, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER signed by Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas on 10/02/09 ORDERING that this court has received plaintiff's motion for reconsideration, 9/17/09.That motion 36 is DENIED. Plaintiff alleges that prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment right s by altering his classification without 72 hours advance notice. However, "misclassification does not itself inflict pain within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment." Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237,1256 (9th Cir. 1982) (citations omitted). (Becknal, R)
August 18, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER signed by Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas on 8/18/2009 DENYING 32 Paaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration; GRANTING 33 Motion for Extension of time to complete Notice of Submission of Documents filed by plaintiff Kirk Douglas Williams; Plaintiff shall have until 9/4/2009 to file the required documents. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff 7 additional USM-285 forms. (Reader, L)
July 23, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT SERVICE DOCUMENTS and USM-285 Forms signed by Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas on 7/22/09. Service is appropriate for State of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Cate, Ken Clark, L. Polk, P. Medved, B. Hall, L. Lima. Clerk to send plaintiff: one Summons, 8 USM-285 Forms, and one copies of the Amended Complaint filed on 4/24/09. Case Management Deadline: 8/25/2009. (Duong, D)
April 1, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER signed by Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas on 03/31/09 ORDERING that plf's 24 Request for an extension of time to file an amended complaint is DENIED. The court's 25 03/19/09 Order granting plf until 04/23/09 to file an amended complaint remains in effect. Failure to file an amended complaint by that date will result in dismissal of this action with prejudice. (Benson, A.)
January 30, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER signed by Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas on 1/30/09 ORDERING this action is dismissed with leave to file an amended complaint within thirty days of the date of this order. Any amended complaint must clearly articulate an actual injury caused by the HDSP law librarys alleged deficiencies. Failure to file a second amended complaint by the deadline will result in dismissal of this action with prejudice.(Carlos, K)
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