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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Christopher I. Simmons is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On December 2, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for the appointment of an investigator to 

interview certain inmate witnesses.

Plaintiff is advised that “„the expenditure of public funds [on behalf of an indigent litigant] is 

proper only when authorized by Congress ....” Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210, 211-212 (9th Cir. 1989) 

(quoting United States v. MacCollum, 426 U.S. 317, 321 (1976)). The in forma pauperis statute does 

not authorize the expenditure of public funds for the appointment of an investigator, and Plaintiff‟s 

motion is denied. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Although an incarcerated pro se plaintiff may have difficulty in 

prosecuting a civil rights action, such difficulty does not mean that the Court is required to fund his 

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CHRISTOPHER I. SIMMONS,

 Plaintiff,

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GRISSOM, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:07-cv-01058-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF‟S MOTION 

FOR APPOINTMENT OF AN INVESTIGATOR

[ECF No. 141]

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efforts in pursuing the action, and Plaintiff must find a way to litigate this action. Accordingly, 

Plaintiff‟s motion for appointment of an investigator is denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 29, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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