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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 

LUIS VALENZUELA RODRIGUEZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES TILTON, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:08-cv-1028 GEB AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In preparation for the telephonic status conference scheduled to 

take place on May 4, 2016, plaintiff’s counsel has filed a status update notifying the court that 

plaintiff has passed away. ECF No. 239. Counsel requests that he be allowed to appear 

personally at the May 4, 2016 hearing, rather than telephonically, so that plaintiff’s wife and 

daughter may be present at the hearing. Id. Although the court understands the desire of 

plaintiff’s survivors to attend the May 4, 2016 hearing, the court finds that the telephonic 

appearance of counsel at the hearing is more appropriate at this time. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that counsel’s request to appear personally at 

the May 4, 2016 hearing is denied. 

DATED: May 3, 2016 

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