Harrison # 078167 v. Ryan, et al.

Filing 36

ORDER granting Plaintiff's "Motion Requesting Clarification..." (Doc. 12 ) and "Motion Requesting Clarification and Document #10 to be Re-Sent to Plaintiff" (Doc. 15 ). ORDERED directing the Clerk of Court to mail Plaint iff a copy of the Court's Order (Doc. 10 ). ORDERED granting Defendants' "Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Response" (Doc. 14 ). Defendants' Response (Doc. 22 ) filed on April 18, 2016 is deemed timely. ORDERE D construing Plaintiff's request for Court intervention that is contained in Plaintiff's "Notice of Change of Address and Request Court Intervention" (Doc. 16 ) as a motion for injunctive relief. The request is referred to the District Court Judge for consideration. ORDERED construing Plaintiff's request for Court intervention that is contained in Plaintiff's "Notice of Change of Address and Request Court Intervention" (Doc. 16 ) as a motion for injunctive relief. The request is referred to the District Court Judge for consideration. ORDERED directing the Clerk of Court to issue and forward to Plaintiff a Subpoena in a Civil Case form and a U.S. Marshal 285 form. FURTHER ORDERED gr anting Plaintiff's "Motion Requesting Permission to File Witness and Exhibit List Late for the Following Reasons" (Doc. 35 ). Plaintiff's list of exhibits and witnesses docketed on May 25, 2016 (Doc. 33 ) is deemed timely disclosed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Eileen S Willett on 5/26/16. (Attachments: # 1 Document10, # 2 Subpoena, # 3 285 form)(EJA)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Chad Lucas Harrison,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER

v.

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No. CV-16-00345-PHX-DLR (ESW)

Charles L Ryan, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Chad Lucas Harrison, who is confined in the Arizona State Prison
Complex-Lewis, has filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983
(Doc. 1).

The Court ordered Defendants Malachinski, Corizon CEO, Johnson, and

McKamey to answer the Complaint and dismissed Defendant Ryan without prejudice
(Doc. 10 at 10). All Defendants have answered, and all issues are now joined (Docs. 2730).

Plaintiff filed a “Motion; Requestng [sic] emergency TRO, and emergency

injunction” (Doc. 4). The Court denied Plaintiff’s request for an emergency temporary
restraining order (Doc. 10 at 10). The Court also denied in part Plaintiff’s request for a
preliminary injunction as to Plaintiff’s claims regarding infection and his request for
housing in a single-man cell (Doc. 26 at 9). The Court has set Plaintiff’s claims for
epilepsy medication for a preliminary injunction hearing to be held on June 7, 2016 (Doc.
26 at 10).
Several motions are pending before the Court.

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I. DISCUSSION
A. Plaintiff’s “Motion Requesting Clarification . . .” (Doc. 12) and “Motion
Requesting Clarification and Document #10 to be Re-Sent to Plaintiff”
(Doc. 15)

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Plaintiff has filed duplicative “Motions Requesting Clarification . . .” (Docs. 12,

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15) in which Plaintiff states he did not receive a copy of the Court’s Order (Doc. 10)

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dismissing Charles L. Ryan from this matter. Plaintiff requests the Court to send him a

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copy of the Court’s Order (Doc. 10). Plaintiff’s request is granted. The Court directs the

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Clerk of Court to mail Plaintiff a copy of the Court’s Order (Doc. 10). To the extent

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Plaintiff seeks further explanation of the content of the Court’s Order, the Court finds that

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the Order (Doc. 10) speaks for itself.

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In addition, Plaintiff is warned that he should not file duplicative motions on any

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subject matter in this case. If Plaintiff does file such duplicative motions, the Court will

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strike such motions without further notice to Plaintiff and without considering the

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additional arguments contained in the subsequently filed motions.

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B. Defendants’ “Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Response” (Doc.
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In their Motion (Doc. 14), Defendants request that the April 4, 2016 deadline for

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filing their response to Plaintiff’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. 4) be

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extended to April 18, 2016. Plaintiff opposes the extension of time on the ground that he

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is not in good health and “has been forced to wait a long time already . . . .” (Doc. 21).

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These statements do not show Plaintiff will be prejudiced by a fourteen day extension of

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Defendants’ response time. The Court finds that Defendants have shown good cause for

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the extension, and the Motion (Doc. 14) is granted. Defendants’ Response (Doc. 22)

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filed on April 18, 2016 is deemed timely.

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C. Plaintiff’s “Notice of Change of Address and Request Court
Intervention” (Doc. 16)
On April 11, 2016, the Clerk of Court docketed “Plaintiff’s Notice of Change of
Address and Request Court Intervention” (Doc. 16). Plaintiff’s filing notifies the Court
of his new address and also requests the Court to stop prison personnel from “repeatedly
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moving Plaintiff from isolation cell to isolation cell . . . .” (Id.). Plaintiff alleges that the

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frequent cell moves are done to “prevent Plaintiff the personal property he needs and

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books to properly file documents with the Court.” (Id.).

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The Court’s February 2016 Order (Doc. 10 at 9) instructed that “Plaintiff must not

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include a motion for other relief with a notice of change of address.” However, in light

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of Plaintiff’s averment that he did not receive a copy of the Order (Doc. 10), the Court

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will not strike Plaintiff’s filing (Doc. 16). The Court has directed the Clerk of Court to

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mail to Plaintiff a copy of the Order. Plaintiff is cautioned to carefully read the Order and

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comply with all of the requirements therein. Failure to comply with any provision of the

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Order (Doc. 10) may result in dismissal of this action.
Plaintiff’s request for Court intervention is construed as a motion for injunctive

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relief and is referred to the District Court Judge for consideration. 1
D. Plaintiff’s “Motion Requesting Court Subpoena Witness for Plaintiff”
(Doc. 34)

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In his Motion (Doc. 34), Plaintiff requests that the Court subpoena Dr. Ryan

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Rawlings to testify at the June 2016 hearing on Plaintiff’s behalf as to Plaintiff’s medical
needs.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that “[s]erving a subpoena requires

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delivering a copy to the named person and, if the subpoena requires that person’s
attendance, tendering the fees for 1 day’s attendance and the mileage allowed by law.”
Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(b)(1); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1821. Fees must be tendered concurrently
with the subpoena.

CF & I Steel Corp. v. Mitsui & Co., 713 F.2d 494, 496 (9th Cir.

1983).
28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) allows a federal court to waive the filing fee for an indigent
prisoner’s civil rights complaint. When a plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis,

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A Magistrate Judge may not rule on a motion requesting injunctive relief
unless all parties have consented to the exercise of civil jurisdiction by the Magistrate
Judge. 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1), (c)(1).

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officers of the court shall issue and serve all process.

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U.S.C. § 1915 does not entitle an indigent plaintiff to a waiver of the witness and

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mileage fees required to subpoena a witness. In Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210, 211-12

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(9th Cir. 1989), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that:
[a]lthough the plain language of section 1915 provides for
service of process for an indigent's witnesses, it does not
waive payment of fees or expenses for those witnesses. The
Supreme Court has declared that “the expenditure of public
funds [on behalf of an indigent litigant] is proper only when
authorized by Congress. . . .” United States v. MacCollom,
426 U.S. 317, 321, 96 S.Ct. 2086, 2089, 48 L.Ed.2d 666
(1976). We join the Third, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits
in finding no such authorization in section 1915.

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See also Alexander v. Plainer, 390 F. App’x 724, 726 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that a

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district court “rightly exercised its discretion by denying Alexander's request to subpoena

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a particular correctional officer because Alexander did not pay the required witness and

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mileage fees for this particular officer”).

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28 U.S.C. § 1915(d).

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The Court will direct the Clerk of Court to issue and forward to Plaintiff a

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Subpoena in a Civil Case. Plaintiff, however, is responsible for paying Dr. Rawlings’

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fees for attendance at the June 7, 2016 hearing and Dr. Rawlings’ mileage allowed by

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law.

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E. Plaintiff’s “Motion Requesting Permission to File Witness and Exhibit
List Late for the Following Reasons” (Doc. 35)
The Court ordered the parties to disclose their exhibits and witnesses for the June
2016 hearing no later than May 24, 2016. (Doc. 26). On May 25, 2016, the Clerk of
Court docketed Plaintiff’s list of exhibits and witnesses. (Doc. 33).

Plaintiff filed a

“Motion Requesting Permission to File Witness and Exhibit List Late for the Following
Reasons” (Doc. 35). For good cause shown, Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. 35) is granted.
Plaintiff’s list of exhibits and witnesses docketed on May 25, 2016 (Doc. 33) is deemed
timely disclosed.

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II. CONCLUSION

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Based on the foregoing,

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IT IS ORDERED granting Plaintiff’s “Motion Requesting Clarification . . .”

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(Doc. 12) and “Motion Requesting Clarification and Document #10 to be Re-Sent to

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Plaintiff” (Doc. 15).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of Court to mail Plaintiff a
copy of the Court’s Order (Doc. 10).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED granting Defendants’ “Motion for Enlargement of

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Time to File Response” (Doc. 14). Defendants’ Response (Doc. 22) filed on April 18,

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2016 is deemed timely.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED construing Plaintiff’s request for Court

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intervention that is contained in Plaintiff’s “Notice of Change of Address and Request

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Court Intervention” (Doc. 16) as a motion for injunctive relief. The request is referred to

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the District Court Judge for consideration.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED granting Plaintiff’s “Motion Requesting Court
Subpoena Witness for Plaintiff” (Doc. 34) to the extent set forth herein.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of Court to issue and forward

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to Plaintiff a Subpoena in a Civil Case form and a U.S. Marshal 285 form. Upon receipt

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of the properly completed U.S. Marshal 285 form, accompanying subpoena, and the

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tender of witness fees and costs pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1821, the U.S. Marshal is

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directed to promptly effect service of Plaintiff’s subpoena.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED granting Plaintiff’s “Motion Requesting

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Permission to File Witness and Exhibit List Late for the Following Reasons” (Doc. 35).

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Plaintiff’s list of exhibits and witnesses docketed on May 25, 2016 (Doc. 33) is deemed

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timely disclosed.

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Dated this 26th day of May, 2016.

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