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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

JOHN DURRELL HOLCOMB,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-02-2417 LKK KJM P

vs.

HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On July 6, 2010, the court ordered counsel for defendants to show cause why he

should not be sanctioned under Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for making

materially false representations to the court. The court issued the order to show cause because

counsel submitted declarations with significant and unexplained inconsistencies as to whether

counsel crossed out paragraph 8 of the parties’ settlement agreement before or after plaintiff

signed the agreement.

In his response to the order to show cause, counsel attributes the inconsistencies in

his declarations to an unclear recollection based on serious health problems. Counsel asserts that

his failure to withdraw arguments based on the superseded declaration was a “regrettable

mistake.”

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In light of the representations made by counsel, and acknowledging counsel’s

otherwise unblemished record, the order to show cause will be discharged.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the order to show

cause issued on July 6, 2010 is discharged. 

DATED: July 20, 2010.

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