Baraona
Durrell Anthony Puckett v. Baraona, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT, Case No. 1:21-cv-01448-KES-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTIONS FOR ATTENDANCE OF
v. INCARCERATED WITNESSES
BARAONA, et al., (ECF Nos. 142, 145, 147) Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff Durrell Anthony Puckett (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is set for a jury trial before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on March 10, 2026, on Plaintiff’s claims against: (1) Defendants Baraona, Burnitzki, Leos, Hernandez, and Diaz for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment; (2) Defendant Leos for sexual assault in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and (3) Defendants A. Ruiz, E. Ruiz, Meier, Gutierrez, Allison (Cronister), and Price for failure to protect in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Pursuant to the Court’s May 16, 2025 Second Scheduling Order,…