Valson v. Kelso et al

Filing 68

ORDER re Plaintiff's Letter 67 signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 11/13/2018. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SILUS M. VALSON,

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Case No. 1:14-cv-01420-DAD-EPG (PC)
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S LETTER

Plaintiff,
v.
MATTHEW CATE and MARTIN BITER,

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Defendants.

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Silus Valson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis
with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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On November 9, 2018, Plaintiff filed a letter to the Court. (ECF No. 67, pgs. 10-11). In

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the letter, Plaintiff states that the Court granted his motion for the issuance of a subpoena upon

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the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and that Plaintiff received notice

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that service of the subpoena was returned executed. Plaintiff further states that the EPA has not

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responded to the subpoena, and asks if the EPA is in contempt of Court.

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Generally, Plaintiff is not supposed to file letters with the Court. If Plaintiff wants the

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Court to grant him relief, he needs to file a motion. Particularly, if Plaintiff wants the Court to

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compel the EPA to produce the documents requested in the subpoena and/or the Court to hold

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the EPA in contempt for failing to respond (see Fed. R. Civ. P. 45), Plaintiff should file a

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motion requesting such relief (and serve the motion on the EPA).
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

November 13, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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