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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 

DANIEL MENDOZA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NEAL P. SWANN, D.D.S., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:13-cv-2366 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

 On January 1, 2015, plaintiff filed a request for a court-appointed expert witness. The 

expenditure of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is proper only when authorized by 

Congress. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210 (9th Cir. 1989) (per curiam). Notwithstanding 

plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status, Congress has not authorized the expenditure of public funds 

for expert witnesses. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for a court appointed 

expert witness (ECF No. 38) is DENIED. 

DATED: January 15, 2015 

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