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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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United States District Court

Eastern District of California 

Jason Brown,

Petitioner, No. Civ. S 05-0866 FCD PAN P

vs. Order

Diana K. Butler, et al.,

Respondents.

-oOoPetitioner has requested that the clerk of the court send

him ten subpoenas. 

“The clerk shall issue a subpoena, signed but otherwise in

blank, to a party requesting it, who shall complete it before

service.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(3). A court “on behalf of which

the subpoena was issued shall enforce” a party’s duty to “take

reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense in a

person subject to” a subpoena. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c)(1). 

Petitioner has not identified the persons upon whom he 

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intends to serve the subpoenas or the purpose therefor. 

I therefore deny petitioner’s July 1, 2005, request for ten

subpoenas. 

So ordered. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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