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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VANCE EDWARD JOHNSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

D.L. RUNNELS, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:04-cv-776-TLN-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. On January 28, 2014, after receiving the parties’ confidential settlement 

statements, the court scheduled a settlement conference for March 13, 2014, at the U.S. District 

Court, 501 “I” Street, Sacramento, California 95814. ECF No. 257. On the same day, the court 

issued a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum to secure plaintiff’s attendance, in person, at the 

conference. ECF No. 258. Nearly a month later, with the conference set for fewer than three 

weeks out, plaintiff notified the court of his preference to attend the hearing via video conference, 

out of fear that his property at the prison may be disturbed during his absence. ECF No. 259. 

While that motion was pending, the court received notice that the process of relocating plaintiff to 

Sacramento was already underway. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s last minute request to appear via 

video (ECF No. 259) is denied as moot. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a courtesy copy of 

this order on the Out-to-Court Desk, California State Prison - Sacramento, P.O. Box 290007, 

Represa, California 95671. 

DATED: March 6, 2014. 

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