Baldwin v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation et al

Filing 94

FURTHER SCHEDULING ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 11/21/12 ORDERING Plaintiff to file and serve his pretrial statement and any motions necessary to obtain the attendance of witnesses at trial on or before 2/5/13. Defendants shall file their pretrial statement on or before 2/22/13. The parties are advised that failure to file a pretrial statement may result in the imposition of sanctions, including dismissal of this action. Pretrial conference (as described in Local Rule 282) is set in this case for 3/1/2013. Trial Confirmation Hearing set for 4/18/2013 at 03:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Judge Kimberly J. Mueller; Jury Trial set for 6/24/2013 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. (Meuleman, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREGORY V. BALDWIN,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:09-cv-0711 KJM AC P

vs.
CA. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
AND REHABILITATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

FURTHER SCHEDULING ORDER

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Summary judgment in this matter has been resolved pursuant to order filed
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September 27, 2012. Good cause appearing, the court will, by this order, reset a schedule for
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this litigation.
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In due course, the parties will be required to file pretrial statements in accordance
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with the schedule set forth below. In addition to the matters already required to be addressed in
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the pretrial statement in accordance with Local Rule 281, plaintiff will be required to make a
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particularized showing in his pretrial statement in order to obtain the attendance of witnesses.
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Plaintiff is advised that failure to comply with the procedures set forth below may result in the
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preclusion of any and all witnesses named in his pretrial statement.
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At the trial of this case, the plaintiff must be prepared to introduce evidence to
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prove each of the alleged facts that support the claims raised in the lawsuit. In general, there are

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two kinds of trial evidence: (1) exhibits and (2) the testimony of witnesses. It is the plaintiff’s

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responsibility to produce all of the evidence to prove his case, whether that evidence is in the

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form of exhibits or witness testimony. If the plaintiff wants to call witnesses to testify, he must

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follow certain procedures to ensure that the witnesses will be at the trial and available to testify.

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I. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Incarcerated
Witnesses Who Agree to Testify Voluntarily

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An incarcerated witness who agrees voluntarily to attend trial to give testimony
cannot come to court unless this court orders the warden or other custodian to permit the witness
to be transported to court. This court will not issue such an order unless it is satisfied that:

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1. The prospective witness is willing to attend;

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and

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2. The prospective witness has actual knowledge of relevant facts.

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With the pretrial statement, a party intending to introduce the testimony of

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incarcerated witnesses who have agreed voluntarily to attend the trial must serve and file a

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written motion for a court order requiring that such witnesses be brought to court at the time of

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trial.

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The motion must:

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1. State the name and address of each such witness;

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and

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2. Be accompanied by affidavits showing that each witness is willing to

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testify and that each witness has actual knowledge of relevant facts.

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The willingness of the prospective witness can be shown in one of two ways:

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1. The party himself can swear by affidavit that the prospective witness

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has informed the party that he or she is willing to testify voluntarily

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without being subpoenaed. The party must state in the affidavit when and
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where the prospective witness informed the party of this willingness; or

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2. The party can serve and file an affidavit sworn to by the prospective

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witness, in which the witness states that he or she is willing to testify

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without being subpoenaed.

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The prospective witness’ actual knowledge of relevant facts can be shown in one
of two ways:

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1. The party himself can swear by affidavit that the prospective witness

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has actual knowledge. However, this can be done only if the party has

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actual firsthand knowledge that the prospective witness was an eyewitness

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or an ear-witness to the relevant facts. For example, if an incident

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occurred in the plaintiff’s cell and, at the time, the plaintiff saw that a

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cellmate was present and observed the incident, the plaintiff may swear to

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the cellmate’s ability to testify.

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Or

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2. The party can serve and file an affidavit sworn to by the prospective

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witness in which the witness describes the relevant facts to which the

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prospective witness was an eye- or ear-witness. Whether the affidavit is

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made by the plaintiff or by the prospective witness, it must be specific

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about what the incident was, when and where it occurred, who was

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present, and how the prospective witness happened to be in a position to

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see or to hear what occurred at the time it occurred.

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The court will review and rule on the motion for attendance of incarcerated

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witnesses, specifying which prospective witnesses must be brought to court. Subsequently, the

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court will issue the order necessary to cause the witness’ custodian to bring the witness to court.

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II. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Incarcerated Witnesses Who Refuse
to Testify Voluntarily

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If a party seeks to obtain the attendance of incarcerated witnesses who refuse to

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testify voluntarily, the party should submit with his pretrial statement a motion for the attendance

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of such witnesses. Such motion should be in the form described above. In addition, the party

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must indicate in the motion that the incarcerated witnesses are not willing to testify voluntarily.

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III. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Unincarcerated Witnesses Who
Agree to Testify Voluntarily

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It is the responsibility of the party who has secured an unincarcerated witness’

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voluntary attendance to notify the witness of the time and date of trial. No action need be sought

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or obtained from the court.
IV. Procedures for Obtaining Attendance of Unincarcerated Witnesses Who

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Refuse to Testify Voluntarily
If a prospective witness is not incarcerated, and he or she refuses to testify

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voluntarily, not earlier than four weeks and not later than two weeks before trial, the party must

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prepare and submit to the United States Marshal a subpoena for service by the Marshal upon the

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witness. Also, the party seeking the witness’ presence must tender an appropriate sum of money

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to the witness through the United States Marshal. In the case of an unincarcerated witness, the

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appropriate sum of money is the daily witness fee of $40.00 plus the witness’ travel expenses.
A subpoena will not be served by the United States Marshal upon an

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unincarcerated witness unless the subpoena is accompanied by a money order made payable to

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the witness for the full amount of the witness’ travel expenses plus the daily witness fee of

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$40.00. As noted earlier, because no statute authorizes the use of public funds for these

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expenses in civil cases, the tendering of witness fees and travel expenses is required even if the

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party was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Good cause appearing, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b), THIS COURT ORDERS
AS FOLLOWS:

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1. Plaintiff shall file and serve his pretrial statement and any motions necessary

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to obtain the attendance of witnesses at trial on or before February 8, 2013. Defendants shall file

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their pretrial statement on or before February 22, 2013. The parties are advised that failure to

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file a pretrial statement may result in the imposition of sanctions, including dismissal of this

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action.

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2. Pretrial conference (as described in Local Rule 282) is set in this case for
March 1, 2013, before the magistrate judge. The pretrial conference shall be conducted on the
file only, without appearance by either party.

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3. This matter is set before the Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller for a trial

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confirmation hearing on April 18, 2013 at 3:30 p.m., and a jury trial on June 24, 2013, at 9:00

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a.m.

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DATED: November 21, 2012

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/s/
ALLISON CLAIRE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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