Tyrone Williams v. Fresno County District Attorney Office et al

Filing 14

ORDER DENYING Without Prejudice Plaintiff's Request to Attend Court Proceedings, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 6/29/16. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:16-cv-00734-DAD-MJS (PC)

TYRONE WILLIAMS,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
TO ATTEND COURT PROCEEDINGS

Plaintiff,
v.

(ECF No. 4)

FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil
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rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 23, 2016, Plaintiff filed a
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motion requesting the Court issue an order allowing Plaintiff to attend all court hearings
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in his case. (ECF No. 4.)
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The Court recognizes that as a prisoner proceeding pro se, Plaintiff stands at a
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disadvantage when navigating the litigation process. For that reason, the Court will take
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affirmative steps to ensure that his “access to the courts is adequate, effective, and
meaningful.” Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 958 (9th Cir. 1998) (quoting Bounds v.

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Smith, 430, U.S. 817, 822 (1977)). However, the Court still has broad discretion to
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manage the course of litigation, see Hunt v. Cty. of Orange, 672 F.3d 606, 616 (9th Cir.
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2012), and at this point the Court sees no reason to grant Plaintiff’s request.
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Absent an order from the Court stating otherwise, all motions in this case will be

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decided without oral argument. E.D. Cal. Local Rule 230(l) (“All motions, except motions

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to dismiss for lack of prosecution, filed in actions wherein one party is incarcerated and

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proceeding in propria persona, shall be submitted upon the record without oral argument

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unless otherwise ordered by the Court.”)

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evaluate the need for Plaintiff to appear in person if and when it arises.

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For all other proceedings, the Court will

For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s request to attend all Court hearings (ECF
No. 4) is HEREBY DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 29, 2016

/s/

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Michael J. Seng

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