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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Robert D. Mix is a state civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on 

Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint against Defendants Cunningham and Saloum for failure 

to protect in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The 

deadlines to complete discovery and to file dispositive motions have passed. (ECF No. 15.) 

Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court now 

sets a further schedule for this litigation.

ROBERT D. MIX,

 Plaintiff,

v.

AUDREY KING, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-00823-AWI-MJS (PC)

SECOND SCHEDULING ORDER

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK’S OFFICE TO 

SEND LOCAL RULE 281 TO PLAINTIFF

Telephonic Trial Confirmation

Hearing: March 7, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in 

Courtroom 2 (AWI)

Jury Trial: April 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in 

Courtroom 2 (AWI)

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The parties are required to file pretrial statements in accordance with the schedule set 

forth herein. In addition to the matters already required to be addressed in the pretrial 

statement in accordance with Local Rule 281, Plaintiff will be required to make a 

particularized showing in order to obtain the attendance of witnesses. The procedures and 

requirements for making such a showing are outlined in detail below. Plaintiff is advised that 

failure to comply with the procedures set forth below may result in the preclusion of any and 

all witnesses named in his pretrial statement. 

At the trial of this case, Plaintiff must be prepared to introduce evidence to prove each 

of the alleged facts that support the claims raised in the lawsuit. In general, there are two 

kinds of trial evidence: (1) exhibits and (2) the testimony of witnesses. It is Plaintiff’s 

responsibility to produce all of the evidence to prove his case, whether that evidence is in the 

form of exhibits or witness testimony. If Plaintiff wants to call witnesses to testify, he must 

follow certain procedures to ensure that the witnesses will be at the trial and available to 

testify.

1. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Incarcerated Witnesses Who Agree to 

Testify Voluntarily - An incarcerated witness who agrees voluntarily to attend trial to give 

testimony cannot come to court unless the Court orders the warden or other custodian to 

permit the witness to be transported to court. The Court will not issue such an order unless it 

is satisfied that the prospective witness has actual knowledge of relevant facts.

A party intending to introduce the testimony of incarcerated witnesses who have 

agreed voluntarily to attend the trial must serve and file concurrent with the pretrial statement 

a written motion for a court order requiring that such witnesses be brought to court at the 

time of trial. The motion must: (1) state the name, address, and prison identification number 

of each such witness; and (2) be accompanied by declarations showing that each witness is 

willing to testify and that each witness has actual knowledge of relevant facts. The motion 

should be entitled “Motion for Attendance of Incarcerated Witnesses.”

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The willingness of the prospective witness can be shown in one of two ways: (1) the 

party himself can swear by declaration under penalty of perjury that the prospective witness 

has informed the party that he or she is willing to testify voluntarily without being 

subpoenaed, in which declaration the party must state when and where the prospective 

witness informed the party of this willingness; or (2) the party can serve and file a 

declaration, signed under penalty of perjury by the prospective witness, in which the witness 

states that he or she is willing to testify without being subpoenaed.

The prospective witness’s actual knowledge of relevant facts can be shown in one of 

two ways: (1) if the party has actual firsthand knowledge that the prospective witness was an 

eyewitness or an ear-witness to the relevant facts (e.g., if an incident occurred in Plaintiff’s 

cell and, at the time, Plaintiff saw that a cellmate was present and observed the incident, 

Plaintiff may swear to the cellmate’s ability to testify), the party himself can swear by 

declaration under penalty of perjury that the prospective witness has actual knowledge; or (2) 

the party can serve and file a declaration signed under penalty of perjury by the prospective 

witness in which the witness describes the relevant facts to which the prospective witness 

was an eye or ear witness. Whether the declaration is made by the party or by the 

prospective witness, it must be specific about the incident, when and where it occurred, who 

was present, and how the prospective witness happened to be in a position to see or to hear 

what occurred at the time it occurred.

The Court will review and rule on the motion for attendance of incarcerated witnesses, 

specifying which prospective witnesses must be brought to court. Subsequently, the Court 

will issue the order necessary to cause the witness’s custodian to bring the witness to court. 

Motions for the attendance of incarcerated witnesses, if any, must be filed on or 

before January 25, 2016. Oppositions, if any, must be filed on or before February 8, 2016. 

2. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Incarcerated Witnesses Who Refuse to 

Testify Voluntarily - If a party seeks to obtain the attendance of incarcerated witnesses who 

refuse to testify voluntarily, the party should submit, by January 25, 2016, a motion for the 

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attendance of such witnesses. Such motion should be in the form described above. In 

addition, the party must indicate in the motion that the incarcerated witnesses are not willing 

to testify voluntarily.

3. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Unincarcerated Witnesses Who Agree 

to Testify Voluntarily - It is the responsibility of the party who has secured an unincarcerated 

witness’s voluntary attendance to notify the witness of the time and date of trial. No action 

need be sought or obtained from the Court.

4. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Unincarcerated Witnesses Who 

Refuse to Testify Voluntarily - If a prospective witness is not incarcerated, and he or she 

refuses to testify voluntarily, the witness must be served with a subpoena. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

45. In addition, the party seeking the witness’s presence must tender an appropriate sum of 

money for the witness. Id. In the case of an unincarcerated witness, the appropriate sum of 

money is the daily witness fee of $40.00 plus the witness’s travel expenses. 28 U.S.C. § 

1821. 

If Plaintiff wishes to obtain the attendance of one or more unincarcerated witnesses 

who refuse to testify voluntarily, Plaintiff must first notify the Court in writing of the name and 

location of each unincarcerated witness. The Court will calculate the travel expense for each 

unincarcerated witness and notify Plaintiff of the amount(s). Plaintiff must then, for each 

witness, submit a money order made payable to the witness for the full amount of the 

witness’s travel expenses plus the daily witness fee of $40.00. The subpoena will not be 

served upon the unincarcerated witness by the United States Marshal unless the money 

order is tendered to the Court. Because no statute authorizes the use of public funds for 

these expenses in civil cases, the tendering of witness fees and travel expenses is required 

even if the party was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

If Plaintiff wishes to have the Marshal serve any unincarcerated witnesses who refuse 

to testify voluntarily, Plaintiff must submit the money orders to the Court no later than March 

7, 2016. In order to ensure timely submission of the money orders, Plaintiff must notify the 

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Court of the names and locations of his witnesses, in compliance with step one, on or before 

January 25, 2016. 

The parties are advised that failure to file pretrial statements as required by this order 

may result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions, which may include dismissal of the 

action or entry of default. 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS as follows:

1. This matter is set for telephonic trial confirmation hearing before the Honorable 

Anthony W. Ishii on March 7, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2;

2. This matter is set for jury trial before the Honorable Anthony W. Ishii on April 

26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 2;

3. Counsel for Defendants is required to arrange for the participation of Plaintiff in 

the telephonic trial confirmation hearing and to initiate the telephonic hearing at (559) 499-

5660;

4. Plaintiff shall serve and file a pretrial statement as described in this order on or 

before January 25, 2016;

5. Defendant shall serve and file a pretrial statement as described in this order on 

or before February 8, 2016; 

6. In addition to electronically filing a pretrial statement, Defendant shall e-mail the 

pretrial statement to: awiorders@caed.uscourts.gov;

7. If Plaintiff intends to call incarcerated witnesses at time of trial, Plaintiff shall 

serve and file a motion for attendance of incarcerated witnesses as described in this order on 

or before January 25, 2016;

8. The opposition to the motion for the attendance of incarcerated witnesses, if 

any, shall be filed on or before February 8, 2016;

9. If Plaintiff wishes to obtain the attendance of unincarcerated witnesses who 

refuse to testify voluntarily, Plaintiff must notify the Court of their names and locations on or 

before January 25, 2016, and Plaintiff must submit the money orders, as described in 

subsection 4 of this order, to the Court on or before March 7, 2016; and

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10. The Clerk’s Office shall send Plaintiff a copy of Local Rule 281.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 5, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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