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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORLANDO MARTIN,

Plaintiff, No. 2:05-cv-00557 ALA (P)

vs.

ALVARO C. TRAQUINA, et al.,

Defendants. INFORMATIONAL ORDER

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Plaintiff filed his Pretrial Statement on April 25, 2008. (Doc. 100). In his Pretrial

Statement he states that he “will call Dr. Chin and Dr. Highsmith as witness, both Dr. Chin and

Dr. Highsmith will have to be subpoena [sic] probably against their will . . . .” Plaintiff is

directed to review the Court’s Order filed on August 7, 2007 (Doc. 66), section IV, “Procedures

for Obtaining Attendance of Unincarcerated Witnesses Who Refuse to Testify Voluntarily” for

the proper procedure for obtaining attendance of these witnesses. Section IV of the Court’s

August 7, 2007 Order provides: 

If a prospective witness is not incarcerated, and he or she refuses to testify

voluntarily, not earlier than four weeks and not later than two weeks before trial,

the party must prepare and submit to the United States Marshal a subpoena for

service by the Marshal upon the witness. (Blank subpoena forms may be obtained

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from the Clerk of the Court.) Also, the party seeking the witness’ presence must

tender an appropriate sum of money to the witness through the United States

Marshal. In the case of an unincarcerated witness, the appropriate sum of money

is the daily witness fee of $40.00 plus the witness’ travel expenses. 

A subpoena will not be served by the United States Marshal upon an

unincarcerated witness unless the subpoena is accompanied by a money order

made payable to the witness for the full amount of the witness’ travel expenses

plus the daily witness fee of $40.00, and a copy of the court’s order granting

plaintiff in forma pauperis status. As noted earlier, because no statute authorizes

the use of public funds for these expenses in civil cases, the tendering of witness

fees and travel expenses is required even if the party was granted leave to proceed

in forma pauperis. 

(emphasis added).

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DATED: May 2, 2008

/s/ Arthur L. Alarcón 

 UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

Sitting by Designation

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