Medina

Wesley Cotton v. Medina, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 20, 20251:22-cv-00568California852 words

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9 WESLEY COTTON, Case No. 1:22-cv-00568-JLT-EPG (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 11 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR v. ATTENDANCE OF INCARCERATED 12 WITNESSES AT TRIAL

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13 (ECF Nos. 140, 144, 167). Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff Wesley Cotton is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 16 action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that while he was in a locked caged 17 enclosure in the B yard of Corcoran State Prison (CSP), toxic gas from cannisters used to break 18 up a fight in the C yard drifted over and injured him. Defendant Medina failed to protect 19 Plaintiff from the gas and Plaintiff suffered from exposure. (See generally ECF No. 1). 20 Currently, it is disputed if Defendant Medina had contact with Plaintiff on March 19, 21 2022. (ECF No. 191, p. 3). Plaintiff represents that his proposed incarcerated witnesses were 22 present on Yard 3B when the incident occurred. (ECF Nos. 144, 167). …

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