(PC)Bennett v. L.A. Times
Plaintiff: David Bennett
Defendant: L.A. Times
Case Number: 2:2025cv03493
Filed: December 3, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Presiding Judge: Daniel J Calabretta
Referring Judge: Chi Soo Kim
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 18, 2026 Opinion or Order MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Not at facility: #7 Findings and Recommendations sent to David Bennett. Notice of Change of Address due by 6/25/2026. (Deputy Clerk JRM)
May 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 05/07/26 RECOMMENDING that this action be dismissed without prejudice. Referred to Judge Daniel J. Calabretta. Objections due within 14 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Deputy Clerk VLC)
May 7, 2026 Opinion or Order SERVICE BY MAIL: #7 Findings and Recommendations served on David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk VLC)
March 18, 2026 Opinion or Order MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Return to Sender, Not at Facility, Unable to Forward: #6 Order sent to David Bennett. Notice of Change of Address due by 4/27/2026. (Deputy Clerk OML)
March 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 03/09/2026 DENYING Plaintiff's #1 Motion to Abolish Horoscope Readings Extortion without prejudice. Plaintiff is GRANTED 30 days from the date of service of this order to file a complaint. Plaintiff is also DIRECTED to submit a Motion to Proceed IFP or the filing fee in the amount of $405 within 30 days. (Deputy Clerk KS)
March 9, 2026 Opinion or Order SERVICE BY MAIL: #6 Order, 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights form and IFP Application served on David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk KS)
February 3, 2026 Opinion or Order RE-SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Clerk's Notice Reassigning Case served on David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
January 22, 2026 Opinion or Order ADDRESS UPDATED to Atascadero State Hospital P.O. Box 7001 Unit 12, Atascadero, CA 93423-7001 pursuant to Notice of Change of Address filed in 2:25-cv-03033-TLN-CSK by Plaintiff. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
January 13, 2026 Opinion or Order MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, NIC: 4 Clerk's Notice Reassigning Case sent to David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
January 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk VLC)
December 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 CLERK'S NOTICE REASSIGNING CASE (TEXT ONLY). This case has been assigned to District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta and Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim. The new case number is: 2:25-cv-3493-DJC-CSK. (Deputy Clerk KML)
December 31, 2025 Opinion or Order SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Clerk's Notice Reassigning Case served on David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk KML)
December 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CONSENT/DECLINE of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), this document is restricted to attorneys and court staff only. Judges do not have access to view this document and will be informed of a party's response only if all parties have consented to the referral. (Deputy Clerk KML)
December 5, 2025 Opinion or Order SERVICE BY MAIL: #2 Prisoner New Case Documents served on David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk KS)
December 4, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 1/8/2026. (Attachments: #1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk LMS)
December 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 MOTION to Abolish Horoscope Readings Extortion by David Bennett. (Deputy Clerk LMS)

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