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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

MATTHEW JAMES GRIFFIN, 

Plaintiff,

v.

A. JOHNSON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-CV-01599-LJO-BAM (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

REQUEST FOR A JURY FEE WAIVER

(ECF No. 82)

Plaintiff Matthew James Griffin (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se 

and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action 

proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint for excessive force and for deliberate 

indifference to serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment against 

Defendants Johnson, Gonzales, Valdez, Munoz, Sexton, Ross, Thor, Doe, Kul, Busch, 

Bell, and Smith.

On December 2, 2013, Plaintiff filed a first set of proposed jury instructions. (ECF 

No. 14.) Currently before the Court are Plaintiff’s supplemental proposed jury 

instructions and request for a jury fee waiver, filed June 13, 2016 and entered on June 17, 

2016. (ECF No. 82.) Regarding Plaintiff’s proposed jury instructions, as supplemented, 

the Court informs Plaintiff that if and when a trial is scheduled and confirmed in this 

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matter, Plaintiff will be advised of the procedures, rules, and deadlines for filing proposed 

jury instructions. The Court recommends that Plaintiff wait for such information prior to 

submitting additional proposed jury instructions. 

Regarding Plaintiff’s request for a jury fee waiver, the Court informs Plaintiff that 

it does not require jury fees. As a result, his request for a jury fee waiver is unnecessary. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request for a jury fee 

waiver, (ECF No. 82), is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 20, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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