Archer et al v. City of Taft, Ca. Inc. et al

Filing 39

ORDER GRANTING 38 Plaintiffs' Motion for Subpoena Duces Tecum signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 5/27/2014. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARRELL ARCHER, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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CITY OF TAFT, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-00261 - AWI - JLT
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
FOR SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM
(Doc. 38)

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Darrell Archer and Keitha Darquea (“Plaintiffs”) filed a “Motion for Subpoena Duces tecum”

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on May 19, 2014. (Doc. 38.) Plaintiffs assert they “are attempting to gather evidence pursuant to the

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rules of discovery to support their claim in this action,” but they “are currently running into difficulty

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obtaining discovery from parties to the suit.” (Id. at 2.) Therefore, Plaintiffs seek to compel non-

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parties to produce relevant documents through the use of subpoenas. (Id.) Plaintiffs request the

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issuance of six subpoenas for this purpose. (Id.)
Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, any party may serve a subpoena that commands a

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non-party “to produce documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things . . .” Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 45(a)(1)(C). Pursuant to Rule 45, “[t]he clerk must issue a subpoena, signed but otherwise in

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blank, to a party who requests it.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(3). That requesting party “must complete it

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before service.” Id.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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Plaintiffs’ motion for the issuance of subpoenas duces tecum is GRANTED; and

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The Clerk is DIRECTED to sign and provide six subpoenas for Plaintiffs’ use.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

May 27, 2014

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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