Patrick Brady v. Scott Jones, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California grants Patrick Brady’s request for copies of filings issued after his transfer to FCI Victorville and extends his deadline to object to the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations. The court directs the Clerk and defendants to re-serve specified October 2025 filings and gives Brady until February 20, 2026, to file objections. The court explains that any claim concerning inadequate law-library access at FCI Victorville must be brought in a separate action in the Central District of California.

Holdings

1. The court construed plaintiff's request as seeking copies of the October 2025 filings and an extension of time to respond, and granted that relief.
2. The court could not grant injunctive relief concerning plaintiff's present conditions at FCI Victorville because there was no nexus between those conditions and the claims concerning his prior confinement, and the current custodian and responsible Bureau of Prisons officials were not parties over whom the court had jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether plaintiff's request should be construed as a request for copies of the October 2025 filings and an extension of time to respond.
2. Whether the court could grant injunctive relief concerning plaintiff's access to a law library at FCI Victorville when that issue involved a different facility, different conditions of confinement, and nonparty federal prison officials.

Disposition

other