Anderson v. Kelso, et al.

Filing 202

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 09/30/15 ordering that plaintiff's request for medical records of non-party inmates is denied. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAMUEL ANDERSON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2: 12-cv-0261 MCE KJN P

v.

ORDER

J. CLARK KELSO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding with counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 29, 2015, a telephonic hearing was held regarding a discovery

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dispute concerning plaintiff’s Notice of Deposition of Dr. Barnett and Request for Production of

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Documents. R. Lawrence Bragg appeared on behalf of defendants. Chijioke O. Ikonte appeared

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on behalf of plaintiff.
At the hearing, the parties clarified that defense counsel had provided plaintiff’s counsel

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with declarations submitted by Dr. Barnett in other civil rights actions, filed by non-party

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inmates, raising the issue of adequate pain medication. The parties clarified that the at-issue

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dispute concerned only whether plaintiff’s counsel is also entitled to the medical records of these

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non-party inmates, in addition to Dr. Barnett’s declarations.

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For the reasons stated at the September 29, 2015 hearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that

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plaintiff’s request for the medical records of the non-party inmates is denied.

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Dated: September 30, 2015

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