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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 

DARRELL DIETLE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

RAFAEL MIRANDA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-1728 WBS AC P 

ORDER 

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

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 30, 2017, the Clerk of the Court filed plaintiff’s pro se motion 

for polygraph. ECF No. 36. As a threshold matter, there is no legal basis for plaintiff’s pro se 

motion for polygraph. The results of a polygraph examination are not actual evidence of the 

events that occurred and the court can see no purpose for its submission other than to bolster 

plaintiff’s credibility. Credibility determinations are the function of the jury, not of a judge on a 

motion for summary judgment. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 255 (1986). 

Plaintiff has already submitted sworn statements in his declarations (ECF Nos. 28-4, 31-1) 

regarding the relevant facts in this case. Additionally, plaintiff is represented by counsel and 

therefore any pro se motions will be disregarded. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s motion for polygraph (ECF No. 36) is denied. 

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2. Any further pro se motions will be disregarded. 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a courtesy copy of this order on plaintiff, 

Darrell Dietle, CDCR #T-89292, at Salinas Valley State Prison, P.O. Box 1050, Soledad, CA 

93960. 

DATED: February 2, 2017 

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