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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

ROBERT HACKWORTH,

Plaintiff,

v.

P. RANGEL, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:06-cv-00850-AWI-MJS (PC)

ORDER REGARDING WITNESS FEES

MONEY ORDERS DUE SEPTEMBER 9, 

2013

Plaintiff Robert Hackworth is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action filed July 6, 2006 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF

No. 1.) This matter proceeds on Plaintiff’s excessive force claim against Defendant

Rangel. (ECF No. 20.)

Pursuant to the Court's second scheduling order, (ECF No. 92), Plaintiff was 

required to notify the Court of the names and location of each unincarcerated witness he 

intends to call at trial. The Court would then inform the Plaintiff of the travel expense for 

each witness he wishes to subpoena and require Plaintiff to submit a money order by 

September 9, 2013, made payable to the witness. The appropriate amount is a daily fee of 

$40.00 plus travel expenses. 28 U.S.C. § 1821. Plaintiff is required to submit these money 

orders prior to the issuance of any subpoena and service by the United States Marshal. 

Plaintiff intends to call five CDCR officials as witnesses. Plaintiff lists the location of 

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witness Battles as Salinas Valley State Prison, which is located at 31625 Highway 101

Soledad, California. The round trip mileage from Soledad to Fresno is 282.8 miles. The 

mileage rate is 56.5 cents per mile. The total mileage fee for Battles is $ 159.78.

Accordingly, for witness Battles whom Plaintiff wishes to subpoena, Plaintiff must submit a 

money order payable to witness Battles in the amount of $ 199.78. 

Plaintiff lists the location of witnesses Tsung, Smith, Materson, and Renterta as 

California State Prison, Corcoran, which is located at 4001 King Avenue, Corcoran,

California. The round trip mileage from Corcoran to Fresno is 108.4 miles. The mileage rate 

is 56.5 cents per mile. The total mileage fee for each of these witnesses is $ 61.25. 

Accordingly, for the witnesses from Corcoran whom Plaintiff wishes to subpoena, Plaintiff 

must submit a money order payable to each witness in the amount of $ 101.25.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 28, 2013 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC _Signature- END:

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