Caputo v. Kern County Sheriff's Office

Filing 70

Request for the Office of the Attorney General to provide service address for Defendant, Oscar Gonzales signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 11/15/2017. (Filing Deadline: 12/7/2017). (Lundstrom, T)

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1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 5 6 BRIAN CAPUTO, Plaintiff, 7 8 9 v. GONZALES and DOE(S), 12 REQUEST FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE SERVICE ADDRESS FOR DEFENDANT OSCAR GONZALES Defendants. 10 11 Case No. 1:15-cv-01008-EPG (PC) Brian Caputo (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner1 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 13 This case is currently proceeding on Plaintiff’s claims for violation of his Fourteenth 14 Amendment due process rights against Doe Defendant(s), for retaliation in violation of the First 15 Amendment against defendant Gonzales, and for excessive force in violation of the Fourteenth 16 Amendment against defendant Gonzales. 17 On June 29, 2017, the summons for defendant Gonzales was returned unexecuted. 18 (ECF No. 49). Plaintiff requested the issuance of a subpoena upon Kern County Sheriff’s 19 Office, and his request was granted (ECF No. 51). In responding to the subpoena, Kern County 20 Sheriff’s Office identified what it believed to be the full name of defendant Gonzales (Oscar 21 Gonzales) and directed Plaintiff to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 22 to get a current address. (ECF No. 66, p. 9). 23 Given this information, in the interest of preserving resources and maximizing 24 efficiency, and to avoid a formal discovery request, the Court will first request that the Office 25 of the Attorney General provide an address for service for defendant Oscar Gonzales. 26 In the event that the Office of the Attorney General does not provide sufficient 27 28 1 At the time of the incidents alleged in the complaint, Plaintiff was detained at Kern County Jail. He is now incarcerated at FCI Marianna. 1 1 information, the Court may allow Plaintiff to request the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum so 2 that he can request all documents regarding defendant Gonzales’s contact information (the 3 Court recognizes that such discovery may pose privacy issues, which would necessitate in 4 camera review or sealing of documents). 5 Therefore, the Court REQUESTS that, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of 6 service of this order, the Office of the Attorney General respond with the address for service for 7 defendant Oscar Gonzales.2 (The Court does not have information regarding Mr. Gonzales’ 8 current employment, besides the fact that it is allegedly with the CDCR. Defendant Gonzales 9 was a deputy at Kern County Sheriff’s Office at the time of the incident alleged in the 10 11 12 13 14 complaint, which occurred on May 4, 2016.) Alternatively, the Office of the Attorney General may file a statement that it chooses not to provide such information.3 Additionally, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to serve Senior Assistant Attorney General Monica Anderson with a copy of this order. 15 16 17 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: November 15, 2017 /s/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 If the Office of the Attorney General has concerns about providing an address (or addresses) for defendant Gonzales, it may submit that information in camera or under seal such that the Court can issue relevant summonses. 3 No sanctions will result from a failure to abide by this informal request, but note that the Court may allow document discovery as discussed above. 2

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