(PC) Johnson v. Dovey et al
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ORDER Regarding 176 Objection to Subpoena Duces Tecum and Production of Documents, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 08/21/2012. (21) Day Deadline (Martin-Gill, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GARRISON S. JOHNSON,
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Plaintiff,
v.
JOHN DOVEY, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:08-cv-00640-LJO-DLB PC
ORDER REGARDING OBJECTION TO
SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM AND
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
ECF No. 176
CDCR RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTYONE DAYS
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Plaintiff Garrison S. Johnson (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se and
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in forma pauperis in this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding against
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Defendants Dunnahoe, V. Ybarra, Cunningham, Medrano, Holguin, Valasquez, G.Ybarra, Curliss, J.
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Gonzales, and K. Powell on claims of excessive force, inhumane conditions of confinement,
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retaliation, and state law claims.
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On January 6, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for sanctions against non-party CDCR regarding
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subpoenas duces tecum. On April 24, 2012, the Court ordered non-party CDCR to provide further
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response regarding Request B3 from the subpoena, a certified copy of the California Correctional
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Institution (“CCI”) February 2, 2007 video tape of the IST briefing concerning a discussion of
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Plaintiff being the inmate who filed the lawsuit regarding racial integration. Request B4 concerns a
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transcript of this hearing. CDCR responded that there was no video, and thus no transcript, but there
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were minutes related to this briefing, which CDCR claims to have provided. Plaintiff maintains that
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he never received the minutes for this briefing.
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On May 4, 2012, in response to the Court’s April 24, 2012 Order, CDCR responded by
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stating that it had fully complied with the subpoena. ECF No. 172. CDCR now contends that there
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is nothing to produce because the discovery request was for video, of which no video exists. CDCR
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refuses to produce the minutes, because the request was only for video of the briefing or the
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transcript of the video.
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On June 14, 2012, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff leave to request a subpoena
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duces tecum be served upon the warden of CCI requesting the production of minutes from a
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February 2,2007 I.S.T. briefing, during which Plaintiff was allegedly discussed. ECF No. 174. On
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June 25, 2012, CDCR filed objections. ECF No. 176. CDCR now contends that it has already
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produced the minutes from the February 2, 2007 IST briefing at CCI discussing Plaintiff and his
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prior lawsuit. CDCR thus contends that issuance of a subpoena duces tecum for an already produced
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document would be a waste of resources. CDCR states that it is willing to make the document in
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question available to Plaintiff at his place of incarceration.
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Plaintiff maintained that he had not received the minutes from the February 2, 2007 briefing.
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If CDCR has made the document in question available to Plaintiff, then there will be no need for the
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issuance of a subpoena duces tecum. To avoid further litigation of this discovery matter, the Court
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will require CDCR to file with the Court a declaration through counsel that the document in question
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has been produced for Plaintiff’s inspection. If such declaration is not produced in a timely manner,
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the Court will issue the subpoena duces tecum.
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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that CDCR is to file a declaration that the document
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in question, minutes from the February 2, 2007 IST briefing at CCI, has been produced for
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Plaintiff’s inspection. CDCR is required to file this declaration within twenty-one (21) days from
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the date of service of this order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
/s/ Dennis
August 21, 2012
L. Beck
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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