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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

RANDY M. CORDERO,

Plaintiff,

v.

NICK GUZMAN, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2: 13-cv-1551 JAM KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is set for an evidentiary hearing before the undersigned on 

September 14, 2015, regarding the issue of exhaustion of administrative remedies. On July 1, 

2015, the undersigned issued a writ of ad testificandum directing the Warden of the R. J. 

Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJDCF”), where plaintiff is confined, to produce plaintiff at the 

evidentiary hearing on September 14, 2015. (ECF No. 74.) 

On August 6, 2015 and August 10, 2015, plaintiff filed pleadings requesting that he be 

allowed to appear at the evidentiary hearing via video conference or Skype. (ECF Nos. 77, 78.) 

Plaintiff states that defense counsel, Deputy Attorney General Esquival, informed him that 

RJDCF has these “communication capabilities.” Plaintiff alleges that he is fearful that if 

transferred to Sacramento for the evidentiary hearing, he will be assaulted. For the following 

reasons, plaintiff’s requests are denied.

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Plaintiff’s alleged security concerns are vague and conclusory. Plaintiff does not provide 

any specific information in support of his security concerns. In addition, plaintiff is informed that 

court regulations prohibit plaintiff from appearing at the evidentiary hearing via Skype. The court 

has also been informed that while RJDCF has some videoconferencing equipment, this equipment 

is unreliable. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s requests to appear at the 

evidentiary hearing via videoconference or Skype (ECF Nos. 77, 78) are denied. 

Dated: August 13, 2015

Cor1551.hea

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