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Parties Involved:
Conanan
Defendant
Michael Klein
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL KLEIN, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

DR. CONANAN,

 Defendant.

1:13-cv-00600-GSA-PC

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR 

SUBPOENAS

(Doc. 41.)

Michael Klein (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. This case now proceeds on the original 

Complaint filed by Plaintiff on April 25, 2013, against defendant Dr. Conanan for failure to 

provide adequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Doc. 1.) 

On October 8, 2014, the court issued a Scheduling Order setting out pretrial deadlines in

this action, including a deadline of June 8, 2015, for the completion of discovery, including the 

filing of motions to compel. (Doc. 28.) Thus, this case is now in the discovery phase.

On January 28, 2015, Plaintiff filed a request for ten certified subpoenas, to be served 

on medical staff for possible statements from staff witnesses. (Doc. 41.) The court construes 

this as a request for the issuance of subpoenas compelling witnesses to appear at trial. 

Plaintiff’s request is premature, because trial has not been scheduled for this action. Therefore, 

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Plaintiff’s request shall be denied. When trial is scheduled, Plaintiff shall be provided with 

instructions for requesting the appearance of witnesses. 

For the reasons set forth above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff=s request for 

subpoenas, filed on January 28, 2015, is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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