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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK FRANCIS CUMMINGS, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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D. ADAMS, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1: 03 CV F- 5294 REC DLB P 

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST

FOR INFORMATION AND REQUEST

FOR SUBPOENAS

(DOC 65, 66)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and with a civil rights action pursuant to 42

U.S.C. section 1983. On June 10, 2005, the Court issued its second scheduling order scheduling a

telephonic trial confirmation hearing on August 12, 2005 and a trial on September 27, 2005. The

Court also advised the plaintiff of the requirement to file a pretrial statement in accordance with

Local Rule 16-281 on or before July 15, 2005 and of the procedures for obtaining the attendance of

witnesses. On June 21, 2005, plaintiff filed a request for more information regarding the pretrial

statement. On June 23, 2005, plaintiff filed a request for subpoenas for unincarcerated witnesses.

Plaintiff is referred to Local Rule 16 281 for the requirements of the pre-trial statement. The

Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to send plaintiff a copy of Rule 16-281 with this order.

As to plaintiff’s requests for subpoenas, Plaintiff must provide the Court with the names and

addresses of the unincarcerated witnesses he wants to subpoena for trial. For each witness, plaintiff

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must also submit a money order or cashiers check payable to the witness for travel expenses plus

the daily witness fee of $40.00. The allowable mileage rate is $.405 per mile. Each witness must

be paid round trip mileage for each day they attend trial. These items must be submitted to the Court

no later than 2 weeks before trial. Upon receipt of the identity of the witnesses and the cashiers

checks or money orders, the Court will forward the appropriate subpoenas to the Marshal for service.

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. As noted earlier,

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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 7, 2005 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3c0hj8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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