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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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to his imprisonment, plaintiff may request the court’s assistance in that capacity.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY SAMUEL CATO,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

TERHUNE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:03-CV-05490-AWI-LJO-P

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR A RULE 35 EXAMINATION

(Doc. 127)

Plaintiff AnthonySamuel Cato (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 24, 2006, plaintiff filed a

motion seeking an order for examination pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 35(a).

Defendants did not file a response.

Plaintiff’s reliance on Rule 35 to obtain a physical and mental health examination by a

physician outside of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is misplaced. In

relevant part, Rule 35 is a mechanism by which a party, at that party’s cost, may obtain an order for

the examination of an opposing party. Plaintiff’s motion shall therefore be denied. If plaintiff

wishes to arrange for an independent medical examination, he may do so without a court order.1

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For the foregoing reason, plaintiff’s motion for a Rule 35 examination, filed July 24, 2006,

is HEREBY DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 16, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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