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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

GUILLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

MUNOZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00976 DLB PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR POLYGRAPH 

EXAMINATION

[ECF No. 15]

Plaintiff Guillermo Trujillo Cruz (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se 

and in forma pauperis in this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on 

June 23, 2014.

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 He names Correctional Officer Munoz as Defendant.

On July 13, 2015, Plaintiff filed the instant motion seeking a polygraph examination. 

Plaintiff seeks polygraph examinations of staff members concerning a battery which took place in 

2013, and in which Plaintiff claims he was a victim. Section 3293 of Title 15, cited to by Plaintiff, 

provides for the administration of a polygraph exam by prison officials during the course of a prison 

investigation. Cal.Code Regs., tit. 15 § 3293 (2015). The section has no applicability to this civil 

suit in federal court. There is no entitlement to the administration of polygraph examinations in this 

action. 

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1 On July 24, 2014, Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. 

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ORDER

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for polygraph examination

is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 17, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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