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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

Plaintiff Troas Barnett (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The parties have consented magistrate judge 

jurisdiction. (Plaintiff’s consent, ECF No. 9; Defendants’ consent, ECF No. 62.) This action proceeds 

on Plaintiff’s claims that Defendants Gamboa, Duran, and Torres used excessive physical force 

against him in violation of his rights under the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution 

and that Defendant Torres failed to intervene to protect Plaintiff from harm in violation of his rights 

under the Eighth Amendment.

On November 5, 2015, Plaintiff filed motions for the attendance of incarcerated witnesses 

Jermain Delfonso, Manrique Jorge Luis, and Jammal Desean Jennings. (ECF Nos. 344-46.) Under this 

Court’s scheduling order, any response to those motions must be filed on or before December 3, 2015. 

The scheduling order stated that the filing of any response to a motion for obtaining the attendance of 

witnesses is optional. However, the Court now finds that in order to evaluate Plaintiff’s motions, it 

TROAS V. BARNETT,

 Plaintiff,

v.

MARTIN GAMBOA, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:05-cv-01022-BAM (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO 

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR 

ATTENDANCE OF INCARCERATED 

WITNESSES

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will require Defendants’ position on whether these proposed witnesses should be compelled to attend 

trial in this matter to testify.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that on or before December 3, 2015, Defendants shall 

file a response to Plaintiff’s motions for the attendance of incarcerated witnesses Jermain Delfonso, 

Manrique Jorge Luis, and Jammal Desean Jennings. (ECF Nos. 344-46.) Any request for an extension 

of time to comply with this order will require a showing of good cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 23, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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