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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On November 22, 2019, Plaintiff Rhonda Hagwood filed a motion to compel the testimony of 

non-party witnesses Daniel Garcia and Sarah Fernandez. (Doc. 32.) Subsequently, the parties filed a 

joint stipulation to continue the motion to compel because Plaintiff’s counsel needed more time to 

effectuate proper service of the motion filed to compel upon the non-party witnesses Daniel Garcia 

and Sarah Fernandez. (Doc. 36 at 1-2.) On December 12, 2019, the Court granted the joint stipulation 

to continue the motion to compel. (Doc. 38.) On January 6, 2020, the Court issued a minute order 

requiring Plaintiff to file certificates of service of the motion to compel upon the non-party deponents

no later than January 10, 2020. (Doc. 40.) 

On January 8, 2020, Plaintiff filed a declaration of private investigator JR Rodriquez regarding 

the personal service efforts of the notice of motion and motion to compel to Daniel Garcia and Sarah 

Fernandez. (Doc. 41.) In the declaration, Mr. Rodriquez stated that he and his associate private 

investigator, John Porter, went to the residence of Daniel Garcia and Sarah Fernandez on December 

RHONDA HAGWOOD, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

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KERN COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:18-cv-01092-JLT

ORDER REGARDING CERTIFICATES OF 

SERVICE OF MOTION TO COMPEL 

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28, 2019 to deliver the documents. (Doc. 41 at 1.) Mr. Rodriguez described hearing and briefly seeing 

what appeared to be Daniel Garcia and Sarah Fernandez inside the residence, but they refused to come 

to the door and were “willfully avoiding” Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Porter. (Doc. 41 at 2.) According to 

the declaration, Mr. Rodriguez attached the documents to the Christmas wreath that was attached to 

the front door of the residence as Mr. Porter announced that they were doing so. (Doc. 41 at 2.) Mr. 

Rodriguez reported that he left the neighborhood for about thirty minutes and upon returning, saw that 

the documents were no longer on the door Christmas wreath where he had placed them. (Doc. 41 at 3.) 

Mr. Rodriguez stated the he spoke with a neighbor, who told him that Daniel Garcia and Sarah 

Fernandez lived at the residence they visited, and they were at home and she had seen them earlier. 

(Doc. 41 at 3.) The neighbor also described Daniel Garcia and Sarah Fernandez, which matched the 

subjects he had seen earlier at the residence they visited. (Doc. 41 at 3.)

Plaintiff has filed the declaration of the private investigator but not an additional proof of 

service. As stated in the private investigator’s declaration, Mr. Rodriguez attached the documents to

the Christmas wreath that was attached to the front door of the residence, left the neighborhood and 

upon returning, saw the documents were no longer on the door. (Doc. 41 at 2-3.) He provides no proof 

of receipt of the documents, and his effort does not comply with any rule for effecting service.1

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS: 

1. The hearing on motion to compel (Doc. 32) is continued to February 13, 2020 at 9:00 

a.m.;

2. Plaintiff shall file certificates of service of the motion to compel upon the non-party 

deponents by January 20, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 13, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1 The Court notes that service may be completed by mailing the motion and notice of motion to the non-parties’ last known 

address. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 5(b)(2)(C).

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