(PC) Driver v. KVSP ADA 1824 Panel(s) ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BILLY DRIVER, Jr., Case No. 1:20-cv-00146-NONE-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRESS COVERAGE OF COURT 13 v. PROCEEDINGS 14 KVSP ADA #1824, PANEL(S), et al., (ECF No. 18) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Billy Driver, Jr. (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil 18 rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion, apparently seeking an order to show 20 cause why the press should not be allowed (and or) requested to cover court proceedings in the 21 current litigation, filed March 12, 2020. (ECF No. 18.) 22 Plaintiff is informed that nothing in the Court’s rules or any applicable order in the instant 23 action prevents the press or media from covering the proceedings in this case. As such, the news 24 media, including the specific publications identified in Plaintiff’s motion, are free to cover this 25 litigation. To the extent Plaintiff is requesting that the Court issue an order to the press or any 26 specific news media organization to cover this case, the Court lacks jurisdiction to issue such an 27 order to any individual or organization that is not a party to this action. The Court’s jurisdiction 28 is limited to the parties in this action and to the viable legal claims upon which this action is 1 proceeding. Summers v. Earth Island Inst., 555 U.S. 488, 491−93 (2009); Mayfield v. United 2 States, 599 F.3d 964, 969 (9th Cir. 2010). 3 Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for press coverage, (ECF No. 18), is HEREBY DENIED. 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 6 Dated: March 13, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28