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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

KAVIN MAURICE RHODES,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. ROBINSON, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:02-CV-5018-AWI DLB-P

ORDERING RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

ATTENDANCE OF INCARCERATED

WITNESSES

(Docs. 119, 122)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. This action is proceeding on plaintiff’s second amended complaint, lodged on May 20, 2006

and filed pursuant to the Court’s Order, on September 8, 2006. This case is proceeding on plaintiff’s

First Claim for retaliation against defendant Robinson, Eighth Claim for retaliation against

defendants Robinson and Blevins and Eleventh Claim for retaliation against defendants Tidwell,

Pazo and Robertson as well as plaintiff’s Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Tenth and Twelfth Claims

for retaliation which were not specifically addressed in defendants’ motion. This matter is set for

jury trial on May 20, 2008. 

On January 16 and 24, 2008, plaintiff filed motions for the attendance of four incarcerated

witnesses. (Docs. 119, 122). In their pre-trial statement, defendants objected to the intended

testimony of plaintiff’s incarcerated witnesses as cumulative and irrelevant to the issues of this

matter. (Doc. 123, p10:16-17). Defendants were subsequentlyafforded an opportunityto file written

objections to plaintiff’s incarcerated witnesses in writing on or before March 12, 2008 (Doc. 129,

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p.17:11-14). Defendants have not filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motion for attendance of

incarcerated witnesses and the court therefore deems defendants to have waived their objections to

the attendance of plaintiff’s incarcerated witnesses at trial. 

Upon review of plaintiff’s motion and declaration in support, it appears that plaintiff’s four

incarcerated witnesses may have relevant testimony concerning the matters at issue. Therefore, the

court HEREBY GRANTS plaintiff’s motion for the attendance of incarcerated witnesses:

(a) LARRY ANDERSON, Inmate #H-34500, at California Correctional 

Institution - Tehachapi, P.O. Box 1902, Tehachapi, California, 93581;

(b) KIRKTON MOORE, Inmate #C-77603, at CCI - Tehachapi, P.O. Box 1902, 

Tehachapi, California, 93581; 

(c) DARREN WILLIAMS, Inmate #D-62700, at CCI - Tehachapi, P.O. Box 

1902, Tehachapi, California, 93581; and

(d) CIRON B. SPRINGFIELD, Inmate #P-70044, at Lancaster State Prison, 44750

60 Street West, Lancaster, California, 93536. th

The court shall direct the Clerk of the Court to prepare the necessary transportation writs.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 11, 2008 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3c0h UNI j8 TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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