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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

AERITH NATALIA ASORA,

Plaintiff,

v.

UGWUEZE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01350-JLT-CDB (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO 

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S STATUS 

REPORT OF JUNE 28,2024

In its June 3, 2024, Order Regarding Plaintiff’s Motion for the Attendance of Witnesses, 

the Court addressed Plaintiff’s motion for the attendance of four witnesses at trial: Daniel Heath 

Woodward, Jose Ibanez, Inmate Hochstraser, and Matthew J. Hall.1(Doc. 70.) Plaintiff’s motion 

was denied without prejudice and Plaintiff was directed to file a status report by June 28, 2024, 

detailing her efforts to obtain access to her legal documentation and its whereabouts; 

alternatively, Plaintiff could renew her motion to include the declarations of Ibanez and 

Hochstraser and for the attendance of incarcerated witness Woodward and unintercalated witness 

Hall, if necessary. (Id. at 8-9.) 

1 No inmate by the name of “Daniel Heath Woodward” could be located using the California Incarcerated Records 

and Information Search (CIRIS) tool. The Court noted that Jose Ibanez and Alexandre Laurent Hochstraser were both 

housed at Valley State Prison on that date. Finally, it was noted that Matthew J. Hall, according to Plaintiff, was 

paroled at some point and the Court confirmed Hall is no longer in the custody of the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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On June 28, 2024, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Supplemental Information Regarding 

Witnesses.” (Doc. 82.) Plaintiff’s status report provides information concerning her efforts to 

access her stored legal documentation and includes the Declaration of Alex L. Hochstraser dated 

July 20, 2021, and the Declaration of Jose Ibanez dated September 10, 2018. (Id.) 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants SHALL file a response to 

Plaintiff’s status report no later than July 8, 2024. Specifically, Defendants shall further respond 

to Plaintiff’s motion for the attendance of witnesses (Doc. 70) considering the submission of the 

Hochstraser and Ibanez declarations. Defendants shall also provide any information relevant to 

any efforts they have undertaken to ensure Plaintiff has access to all necessary legal paperwork 

for this action prior to the commencement of trial and certify whether its efforts to date are 

reasonably exhaustive or whether efforts remain ongoing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 1, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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