Williams v. Romero et al

Filing 49

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 03/19/19 DENYING 48 Request for the appointment of an investigator. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LANCE WILLIAMS,

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No. 2:17-cv-1884 TLN DB P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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ROMERO, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Plaintiff alleges defendants subjected him to excessive force and were deliberately indifferent to

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his medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. On March 14, 2019, plaintiff filed a

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motion for the appointment of a private investigator. (ECF No. 48.)
First, plaintiff is reminded that he is not proceeding in forma pauperis in this action.

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Second, the court is aware of no authority permitting it to provide plaintiff funding for an

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investigator, even if he was proceeding in forma pauperis. Cf. Georgacarakos v. Wiley, No. 07-

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cv-1712-MSK-MEH, 2009 WL 440934, at *7 (D. Colo. Feb. 23, 2009) (in forma pauperis statute

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does not provide for the appointment of investigators).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for the appointment of an
investigator (ECF No. 48) is denied.

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Dated: March 19, 2019

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DLB:9
DB/prisoner-civil rights/will1884.funds for inv

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