Hall v. Frauenheim et al

Filing 56

ORDER DENYING, Without Prejudice, 54 Plaintiff's Motion for Expert Evaluation Regarding Competency signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 9/6/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD B. HALL,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
SCOTT FRAUENHEIM, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00263-AWI-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR EXPERT
EVALUATION REGARDING COMPETENCY
[ECF No. 54]

Plaintiff Richard B. Hall is appearing in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 1983.

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On July 31, 2017, Plaintiff filed a motion for the appointment of an expert evaluation to
determine his competency.

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Inasmuch as the Court has yet to schedule a competency hearing or determine whether an

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expert is necessary to make such competency determination, Plaintiff’s motion is denied without

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prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 6, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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