Benjamin F. Ellis v. Gabriel Williams, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BENJAMIN F. ELLIS, No. 2:23-cv-01962 WBS SCR P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 GABRIEL WILLIAMS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is incarcerated in state prison and proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with 18 this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has requested the issuance of subpoenas 19 duces tecum to various departments within the California Health Care Facility (“CHCF”). For the 20 reasons set forth below, plaintiff’s request is granted. Plaintiff is advised to review this order and 21 comply with the instructions below regarding completing and returning the subpoena forms. 22 PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 23 Plaintiff, an individual with T-4 Spastic Paraplegia and a full-time wheelchair user, sues 24 defendant Peterson, a former Associate Warden, and G. Williams, a prison doctor, for allegedly 25 refusing to provide a safe wheelchair. (ECF No. 12.) On December 11, 2024, the undersigned 26 screened the…