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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS KITCHEN, No. CIV S-06-0649-GEB-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

JOANNE HENDRICKS, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are: (1) plaintiff’s request for subpoena forms

(Doc. 44); and (2) plaintiff’s request for an order directing defendants to respond to subpoenas

(Doc. 45). The requests will be denied. First, the court has not issued any order allowing

discovery to proceed in this case and, as such, plaintiff’s requests are premature. Second,

plaintiff has not indicated the nature of the discovery sought and, therefore, it is impossible for

the court to determine whether it would be appropriate to provide plaintiff with subpoena forms. 

Third, plaintiff has not served his requests on opposing counsel. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s requests (Docs. 44 and

45) are denied without prejudice to renewal following issuance of an order allowing discovery.

DATED: January 14, 2008

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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