Fernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANK J. FERNANDEZ, Case No.: 3:22-cv-00446-BAS-VET

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

v. COURT ORDER TO OBTAIN

INMATE DECLARATIONS

E. DUARTE,

Defendant. [Doc. No. 64] 16 17 Before the Court is Plaintiff Frank Fernandez’s Request for Court Order to Obtain Inmate Declarations (“Request”). Doc. No. 64. Therein, Plaintiff requests that the Court order several California state prisons “to allow plaintiff to obtain declarations from inmate witnesses.” Id. at 1. For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Request. I. INTRODUCTION A. Background Plaintiff is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se. On September 30, 2022, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint against Defendant E. Duarte and other prison employees (“FAC”). Doc. No. 8. Therein, Plaintiff alleged various civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Id. at 2. Upon screening the…