Jarrett v. Michigan Department of Corrections et al

Filing 84

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S 51 Motion to Quash; AND GRANTING DEFENDANT'S 52 Motion to Quash. Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (Ciesla, C)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

CLARENCE JARRETT,
Plaintiff,

No. 14-10410

v.

District Judge Stephen J. Murphy
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

MICHIGAN DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS,
ET AL.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
Before the Court are Defendant Corizon Health, Inc.’s (“Corizon’s”) Motion to
Quash Subpoena [Doc. #51] and the Michigan Department of Corrections [“MDOC”]
Defendants’ Motion to Quash Subpoena [Doc. #52].
Fed.R.Civ.P. 45(a)(3) provides that a subpoena must be authorized by either the
Clerk of the Court or an attorney authorized to practice in this Court. Neither of the
subpoenas at issue in these motions is so authorized; rather, they are both signed by the
Plaintiff.
I also note since both Corizon and the MDOC are parties, Rule 45 subpoenas are
not the proper vehicles for discovery.
Accordingly, the motions to quash [Doc. #51 and Doc. #52] are GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: February 3, 2015

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record on
February 3, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. mail.
s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager

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