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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

CHARLES CHATMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

SERGEANT C. TYNER, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:03-cv-06636-AWI-SMS PC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING INMATE

WITNESSES, IN PART

(Doc. 82)

On February 12, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., a telephonic hearing was held before the undersigned

to address plaintiff’s motion seeking the Court’s assistance in locating twenty-seven witnesses, filed

January 8, 2007. (Doc. 82.) As discussed during the hearing, the following is ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED to the extent that the Court will locate the following

nine inmate witnesses and will request that the wardens at the institutions allow the

inmates to correspond in writing for the limited purpose of allowing plaintiff to (1)

ascertain whether the inmates are eye or ear witnesses to events relevant to plaintiff’s

claims in this action, (2) ascertain whether the inmates are willing to cooperate and

provide statements to plaintiff, and (3) obtain declarations from each witnesses,

signed under penalty of perjury, attesting to what they saw or heard:

Koch, Rodney T-35419

Matthews, Lester J-93234

Allen K-68578

Williams, Darryle C-68242

Dedmon, Andre P-60122

Green, Kenneth E-00453

Hasan, Jawwaaz H-84717

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McCray, Malcolm J-07628

Kline, Stacy J-99283;

2. The pretrial dispositive motion deadline will be re-set once sufficient progress has

been made regarding facilitation of plaintiff’s communication with his inmate

witnesses; and

3. The Court’s attempt to facilitate plaintiff’s contact with the twenty-six inmates set

forth in the memorandum dated December 31, 2002, plus Rodney Koch, is limited

to the nine inmates listed above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 12, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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