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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

GREGORY TABAREZ,

Plaintiff, No. 2:04-cv-0360 LKK KJN P

vs.

DIANA BUTLER, et al., 

Defendants. MEMORANDUM & ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding with counsel, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. On February 10, 2010, the court held a telephone conference regarding a discovery

dispute. Appearing by phone were Craig C. Weaver for plaintiff and David A. Carrasco for

defendants. This memorandum memorializes what occurred during the conference and the

court’s order thereon. 

At issue was a January 27, 2010 subpoena duces tecum served by plaintiff that included

the following eight requests:

1. Please produce any and ALL DOCUMENTS, WRITINGS, video and audio recordings

of the RIOT that are subject to your custody and control.

2. Please produce any and ALL DOCUMENTS and WRITINGS pertaining to any

internal affairs investigations that took place following the RIOT.

3. Please produce any and ALL DOCUMENTS and WRITINGS, including

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memorandums or other correspondence, pertaining to any breach of policy or use of force

regarding the RIOT.

4. Please produce any and ALL DOCUMENTS and WRITINGS regarding any

disciplinary measures that were taken following the RIOT and the DISPOSITIONS of

those proceedings.

5. Please produce any and ALL DOCUMENTS and WRITINGS regarding any type of

investigation, administrative or otherwise, that was conducted pertaining to the events of

the RIOT and the DISPOSITIONS of those investigations.

6. Please produce any and ALL DOCUMENTS and WRITINGS regarding or relating to

the RIOT.

7. Please produce any and ALL DOCUMENTS and WRITINGS identifying the name or

names of the complainants of the RIOT.

8. Please produce any and ALL Folsom State Prison weekly status reports for the six (6)

weeks leading up to the RIOT.

During the telephonic conference, plaintiff withdrew Request Nos. 1, 6 and 7. 

Defendants acknowledged that Request Nos. 2 and 3 were appropriate and stated they will

provide the documents and writings related to those requests. With respect to Request No. 5,

defendants agreed that they will produce, if such documents exist, any documents related to an

administrative investigation of the riot that have not already been provided to plaintiff.

With respect to Request No. 4, defendants shall produce any disciplinary documents

against the named defendants that discuss any breach of policy or the underlying facts concerning

the riot or conduct of the defendants, and the determination as to whether any defendant’s

conduct violated policies. However, penalties imposed against the defendants, if any, and other

personal information may be redacted.

Request No. 8 is beyond the scope of discovery at this time and, accordingly, defendants

are not presently required to respond to this request.

DATED: February 12, 2010.

 /s/ Kendall J. Newman 

 KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

taba0360.ord.

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