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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

GREGORY LYNN NORWOOD,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-2554 GEB GGH P

vs.

EDWARD ALAMEIDA, JR., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff has filed a document seeking information with regard to whether the

court has a fund to provide inmates proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with witness fees. 

Plaintiff is advised that he must prepare and submit to the United States Marshal a subpoena for

service by the Marshal upon any witness. Also, the party seeking the witness’ presence must

tender an appropriate sum of money to the witness through the United States Marshal. In the

case of an involuntary unincarcerated witness, the appropriate sum of money is the daily witness

fee of $40.00 plus the witness’ travel expenses.

A subpoena will not be served by the United States Marshal upon an

unincarcerated witness unless the subpoena is accompanied by a money order made payable to

the witness for the full amount of the witness’ travel expenses plus the daily witness fee of

$40.00, and a copy of the court’s order granting plaintiff in forma pauperis status. Because no

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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. Federal courts are not authorized, therefore, to waive payment of fees or

expenses for an indigent’s witnesses. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210, 211-12 (9th Cir. 1989).

Accordingly IT IS ORDERED that to the extent plaintiff’s March 23, 2007,

request is for the court to deem plaintiff’s witness fees waived due to his in forma pauperis

status, the request must be denied.

DATED: 4/20/07

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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