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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

CESARIO VIZCARRA MEDINA,

Plaintiff,

v.

CDCR, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-00764-ADA-EPG (PC)

ORDER FOR THE WARDEN OF 

CORCORAN STATE PRISON TO SHOW 

CAUSE WHY HE OR SHE SHOULD NOT 

BE SANCTIONED FOR FAILURE TO 

COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO SEND A 

COPY OF THIS ORDER TO SENIOR 

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL 

MONICA N. ANDERSON, THE WARDEN 

OF CORCORAN STATE PRISON, AND THE 

LITIGATION COORDINATOR AT 

CORCORAN STATE PRISON

ORDER EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR 

PLAINTIFF TO FILE A MOTION TO 

SUBSTITUTE NAMED DEFENDANTS IN 

PLACE OF DOE ISU OFFICERS 1-3

Cesario Vizcarra Medina (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil 

rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth 

Amendment excessive force claim against Doe ISU Officers 1-3. (ECF Nos. 1, 6, 7, & 9).

On August 8, 2023, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff’s motion to compel 

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Corcoran State Prison’s response to Plaintiff’s subpoena duces tecum requesting documents 

identifying Doe ISU Officers 1-3. (ECF No. 25). The order stated: 

While it appears that Corcoran State Prison has objected to the subpoena by an 

affidavit that indicates no responsive records were found, the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure allow the party who issued the subpoena to file a motion to 

compel. HI.Q, Inc. v. ZeetoGroup, LLC, Case No: 22cv1440-LL-MDD, 2022 WL 

17345784, at *5 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 29, 2022) (“If a nonparty serves timely objections 

to a subpoena duces tecum, the issuing part may obtain an order from the district 

court where compliance is required compelling production or inspection pursuant 

to Rule 45(d)(2)(B)(i).”). As there has been no response or opposition from 

Corcoran State Prison, the Court will grant Plaintiff’s motion to compel.

(Id., pp. 3-4). The Court ordered Corcoran State Prison “to produce all documents that identify, or 

that may reasonably help Plaintiff identify, the Doe ISU officer(s) involved in this incident” and 

to file a notice of compliance within thirty days. (Id., p. 4). The Court also ordered Corcoran State 

Prison to “file a response indicating what efforts were undertaken to search for the documents and 

facts supporting its assertion that no responsive documents exist” if Corcoran State Prison 

believes that there are no responsive documents to Plaintiff’s subpoena. (Id.) A copy of the 

Court’s order was sent to both the Litigation Coordinator at Corcoran State Prison and the 

Warden of Corcoran State Prison.

To date, Corcoran State Prison has not filed a notice of compliance or a response 

indicating that no responsive could be found and the deadline to do so has passed. Accordingly, 

the Court will order the Warden of Corcoran State Prison to show written cause why he or she 

should not be sanctioned for failing to comply with the Court’s order.

Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED as follows: 

1. The Warden of Corcoran State Prison shall show cause why sanctions should not 

issue for the Warden’s failure to comply with the Court’s August 8, 2023, order 

requiring Corcoran State Prison to either file a notice of compliance or response 

within the applicable deadline. The Warden shall file a written response explaining 

why he or she failed to follow the Court’s order by no later than October 25, 2023.

2. In light of the fact that the Court has not received any indication as to whether

Plaintiff has or has not been provided with documents that identify the names of 

the Doe ISU Officers described in Plaintiff’s complaint, the Court will extend the 

deadline for Plaintiff to file a motion substituting named defendants in place of 

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Doe ISU Officers 1-3. Plaintiff shall file such a motion within sixty days of this 

order.

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on Senior Assistant

Deputy Attorney General Monica N. Anderson, the Warden of Corcoran State 

Prison, and the Litigation Coordinator at Corcoran State Prison.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 25, 2023 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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