Laws v. Laws, et al

Filing 10

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 4/26/2017 DENYING 9 Request for Subpoena. (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM J. LAWS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-0369 TLN AC

v.

ORDER

CAROLYN LAWS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s request

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for subpoena pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 45. ECF No. 9.

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The court will deny plaintiff’s request at this time. The Clerk of Court entered the default

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of defendant Carolyn Laws on April 7, 2017. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff has failed to show good cause

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why the court should authorize a subpoena in light of this procedural posture.
The court notes that this is one of two cases in this court in which plaintiff seeks federal

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court resolution of the same probate matter. See Laws v. Laws, et al., No. 2:17-cv-0525 JAM

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CKD. In that case, the Clerk of Court was “directed to issue no subpoenas in” its case “absent

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authorization by the court” due to an abuse of the subpoena process. Id., ECF No. 10.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, plaintiff’s request for subpoena (ECF No.

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9) is denied.

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DATED: April 26, 2017

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