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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 

George Bridgette,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S 04-0436 DFL PAN P

vs. Order

D. Runnels, et al.,

Defendants.

-oOoPlaintiff has requested that the court issue writs of habeas

corpus ad testificandum and that the Clerk of the Court issue

four subpoenas.

The court can issue writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum. 

See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(5). Petitioner has not shown cause for

issuance of the requested writs.

“The clerk shall issue a subpoena, signed but otherwise in

blank, to a party requesting it, who shall complete it before 

service.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(3). A court “on behalf of which 

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the subpoena was issued shall enforce” a party’s duty to “take 

reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense in a

person subject to” a subpoena. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c)(1). 

Plaintiff does not state why he needs four subpoenas.

I therefore deny plaintiff’s September 15, 2005, request for

four writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum and deny the request

for four subpoenas.

So ordered. 

Dated: November 29, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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