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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COLIN M. RANDOLPH,

Plaintiff,

v.

B. NIX, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:12-cv-00392-LJO-MJS (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO 

REPLY TO DEFENDANT’S RESPONSE 

TO MOTION FOR THE ATTENDANCE OF 

INCARCERATED WITNESS

(ECF No. 116)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner represented by court appointed counsel, and is 

proceeding with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds 

against Defendant Akanno on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment medical indifference claim 

and is set for trial on August 23, 2016.

On April 26, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to secure the attendance of inmate 

witness Dupriest Green at trial. On May 25, 2016, Defendant responded with a 

statement of no objection to Green’s testimony, but requested that Green testify through 

video conference on safety and security grounds.

The Court’s scheduling order did not provide for Plaintiff to file a reply regarding 

motions for the attendance of incarcerated witnesses. However, a reply on this issue will 

be helpful. Accordingly, Plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED to file a reply to Defendant’s 

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response on or before May 31, 2016, setting forth therein objections, if any he has, to

the presentation of Green’s testimony through video conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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