Mario Molina v. Holland et al

Filing 56

ORDER on Plaintiff's 53 54 Motion for Attendance of Witnesses signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 6/16/2017. (Sant Agata, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARIO MOLINA, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 v. 1:15-cv-01260-DAD-EPG (PC) ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES (ECF NOS. 53 & 54) K. HOLLAND, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 I. BACKGROUND 18 Mario Molina (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 19 in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 1, 2017, the Court set an 20 evidentiary hearing on Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 48). The Court 21 also gave Plaintiff the opportunity to file a motion for attendance of witnesses. (Id.). 22 Plaintiff filed his motion for attendance of witnesses. (ECF Nos. 53 & 54). Plaintiff 23 seeks to bring two witnesses to the evidentiary hearing: inmates Michael Hernandez and Peter 24 Mercado. (Id.). According to Plaintiff, both witnesses are willing to testify voluntarily. (ECF 25 No. 53). 26 27 On July 15, 2017, Defendants filed a statement of non-opposition to the motion. (ECF No. 55). However, Defendants request that these witnesses appear via video conference. (Id.). 28 1 1 The Court will grant both Plaintiff’s motion and Defendants’ request. Defendants 2 counsel will be directed to coordinate with California State Prison – Substance Abuse and 3 Treatment Facility (“SATF”) and the Court to set up the video conference. 4 Accordingly, based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED THAT: 5 1. Plaintiff’s motion for attendance of witnesses is GRANTED; 6 2. Defendants’ request that the witnesses appear via video conference is 7 GRANTED; and 8 3. Defendants’ counsel is directed to coordinate with SATF and the Court to set up 9 the video conference. If Defendants’ counsel believes a writ is necessary to 10 compel SATF to produce the witnesses, she is to notify the Court. 11 12 13 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 16, 2017 /s/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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