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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARQUES PHILLIPS and CYNTHIA

PHILLIPS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF FAIRFIELD, et al.,

Defendants.

Civ. S-04-0377 FCD PAN

ORDER

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Defendants’ ex parte application to shorten time is granted. 

E. D. Cal. L. R. 6-144. As oral argument is unnecessary to

resolve this matter, defendants’ motion is submitted on the

papers.

Defendants seek an order compelling plaintiff Marques

Phillips to submit to an independent medical examination (IME)

based on his assertion of physical injuries caused by defendants. 

Plaintiff concedes his physical condition is “in controversy” 

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(Fed. R. Civ. P. 35(a)) and defendants demonstrate additional

“good cause” (id.) for an IME based upon the unopposed assertion

plaintiff “has suffered subsequent injury from unrelated

incidents” (Ex Parte Application, at p. 3). 

Plaintiff’s only objection is that defendants should be

first required to reimburse plaintiff $250, the amount he paid

defendants after missing his first scheduled IME March 17. 

Plaintiff makes this assertion “out of fairness” based on his

uncompensated appearance for the second scheduled IME June 16

which the examiner failed to conduct that day. A third scheduled

IME August 18 was cancelled after plaintiff’s newly retained

counsel declined to agree to it. 

Plaintiff’s objection is overruled and his request for

reimbursement denied. It is not the responsibility of this court

to assess the fairness and rectify any perceived imbalance in the 

parties’ extrajudicial agreements. 

For good cause shown defendants’ motion to compel

plaintiff’s independent medical examination is granted.

Plaintiff shall appear at 1:30 p.m., September 29, 2005, at

the office of Dr. Peter Slabaugh, M.D., Webster Orthopedic

Medical Group, 3300 Webster Street, Suite 1200, Oakland,

California, and submit to a standard physical medical

examination. Plaintiff shall answer all proper questions

submitted to him by the examiner for the purpose of making a

proper assessment and diagnosis.

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Defendants shall bear the costs of the examination. 

So ordered.

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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