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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ETUATE SEKONA,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. FRANCIS,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00529-ADA-HBK (PC)

ORDER GRANTING TO A LIMITED 

EXTENT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR 

WITNESS CHECKS TO BE RETURNED

(Doc. No. 106)

Before the Court is pro se Plaintiff’s motion filed August 7, 2023. (Doc. No. 106). 

Plaintiff requests the Court to return the money orders for his two unserved witnesses, 

Correctional Officers Tabia and Hernandez, because he cannot provide updated information to 

assist the U.S. Marshal to serve subpoenas on Tabia and Hernandez. (Doc. No. 106, “Motion”). 

Plaintiff requests the Court to mail the returned money orders to Mr. Matanill Manatan, instead of 

to Plaintiff. (Id. at 2). Plaintiff purports to include an addressed, postage prepaid envelope for the 

Clerk’s use to mail the returned money orders to Mr. Manatan. (Id. at 1-2). 

Despite Plaintiff’s representation, no addressed, postage prepaid envelope is included with

the instant motion. Further, Plaintiff provides an incomplete mailing address for Mr. Manatan. 

(See Id. at 2).1 The Court cannot direct the Clerk to mail the money orders to Mr. Manatan

1 Plaintiff provides the city, state, and zip code where Mr. Manatan lives but not a street address. 

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without his complete mailing address. Unless Plaintiff submits a renewed motion accompanied

with an addressed, postage paid envelope for Mr. Manatan, the Court will hold the money orders

made out to Correctional Officers Tabia and Hernandez and will physically return them to 

Plaintiff at his October 31, 2023 trial. 

 Because Plaintiff acknowledges he cannot provide updated information to assist the U.S. 

Marshal in serving summonses on Correctional Officers Tabia and Hernandez, the Court will 

discharge Plaintiff’s obligations as set forth in its July 28, 2023 Order. Plaintiff is advised that 

because he is unable to execute service of the subpoenas on Correctional Officers Tabia and 

Hernandez, he will not be able to call Tabia and Hernandez to testify at trial. (See Doc. Nos. 94, 

103). 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s motion (Doc. No. 106) is GRANTED to the extent that the Court will return 

the money orders made out to Correctional Officers Tabia and Hernandez to Plaintiff 

at trial. 

2. Plaintiff is discharged from his obligation to provide the Court with a notice of 

updated information concerning Correctional Officers Tabia and Hernandez. 

Dated: August 20, 2023 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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