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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

DARREN HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

KIM , et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-cv-00003-AWI-SKO PC

ORDER DENYING RULE 35 MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT

MEDICAL EXAMINER

(Doc. 99) 

Plaintiff Darren Harris, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on January 3, 2005. On September 7, 2012, Plaintiff

filed a motion seeking the appointment of a medical examiner pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 35.

Rule 35 provides that a court “may order a party whose mental or physical condition . . . is

in controversy to submit to a physical or mental examination by a suitably licensed or certified

examiner.” However, Rule 35 does not contemplate authorizing Plaintiff to seek his own physical

examination at government expense. See Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210, 211-12 (9th Cir. 1989)

(“[T]he expenditure of public funds [on behalf of an indigent litigant] is proper onlywhen authorized

by Congress. . . .”) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion is

DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 28, 2012 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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