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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

DARREN HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

KIM , et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-cv-00003-AWI-SKO PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS DUCES 

TECUM AS PREMATURE

(Doc. 102)

Plaintiff Darren Harris, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on January 3, 2005. This action is proceeding on

Plaintiff’s fourth amended complaint against Defendants Olivarria, Williams, and Kim for violation

of the Eighth Amendment, and against Defendants Olivarria and Lowden for violation of the First

Amendment. Pursuant to the scheduling order filed on July 18, 2012, the deadline for the

completion of all discovery is March 18, 2013. On September 12, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion

seeking the issuance of seven blank subpoenas.

Plaintiff may be entitled to the issuance of a subpoena commanding the production of

documents from a non-party, Fed. R. Civ. P. 45, and to service of the subpoena by the United States

Marshal, 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 Defendant through a request for the 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

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from whom, and (2) makes a showing in the motion that the records are only obtainable through that

third party.

As set forth above, Plaintiff’s motion for the issuance of subpoenas duces tecum is premature

and it is HEREBY DENIED on that ground.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 28, 2012 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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