Nangalama
(PC) Coston v. Nangalama
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL MURPHY COSTON, No. 2:10-cv-02009-MCE-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. CERTIFICATION OF FACTS AND ORDER
TO SHOW CAUSE
ANDREW NANGALAMA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 10, 2024, counsel for plaintiff and defendant Nangalama1 appeared to present arguments concerning plaintiff’s December 11, 2023 motion to compel (ECF No. 260). Having considered the briefing and arguments presented, the court granted the motion to compel and ordered supplemental briefing on whether non-party California State Prison, Sacramento (“CSP- Sac”) should be ordered to pay attorney fees to plaintiff’s counsel as a sanction for failure to timely comply with two Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 subpoenas. The court has received the supplemental briefing. ECF Nos. 268, 269, & 272. For the reasons that follow, the court will certify facts demonstrating a…