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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

MANFRED SHOCKNER,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. SOLTANIAN, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2: 18-cv-1948 TLN KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Claire 

on June 15, 2020.

On April 27, 2020, plaintiff filed a letter with the court alleging that on March 12, 2020, 

he authorized defendants to subpoena his medical records “with the proviso” that they provide 

plaintiff with a copy of the subpoenaed medical records. (ECF No. 55.) Plaintiff alleged that he 

had not received the medical records. Plaintiff requested that the court issue a subpoena so that 

plaintiff could obtain these medical records. Plaintiff alleged that he required the medical records 

in order to meaningfully prepare for the settlement conference.

On May 1, 2020, the undersigned directed defendants to inform the court whether they 

had obtained plaintiff’s medical records. (ECF No. 56.) If defendants had obtained the medical 

records, defendants were directed to inform the court whether they objected to either providing 

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these records to plaintiff or allowing him to review them prior to the settlement conference. 

On May 5, 2020, defendants filed a response to the May 1, 2020 order. (ECF No. 57.) 

Defendants state that they have obtained several boxes of plaintiff’s medical records which may 

bear on his claims in this lawsuit. Defendants object to providing plaintiff a copy of his medical 

records for several reasons. First, the records are extremely voluminous (over 8000 pages), and 

defendants cannot readily determine which records plaintiff may want to review prior to the 

settlement conference. 

Second, after consulting with the litigation coordinator at plaintiff’s prison, defense 

counsel is informed that plaintiff may request one free copy of his medical records and may pay 

$0.10 per page for any subsequent copies. Therefore, defendants contend, it would be 

unnecessary for defendants to provide plaintiff with the records they have received, because 

plaintiff has equal access to his full electronic history at CDCR and can more readily select the 

records he believes are necessary to prepare for the settlement conference.

Defendants are not required to provide plaintiff with copies of his medical records because 

plaintiff has equal access to these records. However, due to the COVID 19 crisis, which may 

impact plaintiff’s ability to access these records, defendants are directed to work with the 

litigation coordinator at plaintiff’s prison to ensure that plaintiff is permitted to review and obtain 

copies of these records prior to the settlement conference.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants shall work with the litigation 

coordinator at plaintiff’s prison to ensure that plaintiff is permitted to review and obtain copies of 

his medical records prior to the June 15, 2020 settlement conference.

Dated: May 7, 2020

Shock1948.set

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