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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

RODNEY S. KOCH,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. JEFFERY NEUBARTH, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-00116-SMS PC

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS

(Doc. 46)

This is a civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Plaintiff Rodney S. Koch,

a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. On June 21, 2010, Plaintiff sent three

subpoenas duces tecum to the Clerk’s Office, and requested that they be stamped and returned to

him. Pursuant to the undersigned’s direction, the Clerk’s Office filed the subpoenas.

Subject to certain requirements set forth herein, Plaintiff is entitled to the issuance of a

subpoena commanding the production of documentsfrom non-parties, and to service of the subpoena

by the United States Marshal. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45; 28 U.S.C. 1915(d). However, the Court will

consider granting such a request only if the documents sought from the non-party are not equally

available to Plaintiff and are not obtainable from Defendants through a request for production of

documents. Fed. R. Civ. P. 34. If Plaintiff wishes to make a request for the issuance of a records

subpoena, he may file a motion requesting the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum that (1) identifies

with specificity the documents sought and from whom, and (2) makes a showing in the motion that

the records are only obtainable through that third party.

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For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiff’s motion for the issuance of the subpoenas is

HEREBY DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 28, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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