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ORDER DENYING NON-PARTIES’ REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION BY DISTRICT COURT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S RULING COMPELLING COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS (Doc. 222)

This matter is before the Court on the timely Request for Reconsideration by District Court of Magistrate Judge’s Ruling, which granted Plaintiffs motion to compel compliance with subpoenas to the custodians of records of various State agencies involved in providing medical services to prison inmates (Non-Parties).

Pursuant to Rule 72-303(f), Local Rules of Practice, and 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(A), Plaintiffs request for reconsideration may be granted if the Magistrate Judge’s Order is “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.”

Non-Parties request reconsideration on the ground that the Magistrate Judge’s Order is contrary to Estate of Gonzalez v. Hickman, 466 F.Supp.2d 1226 (E.D.Cal.2006). They acknowledge and are well aware the cited case has no effect on the District Court as it is not bound by another District Court’s ruling. A specific ruling has previously been made in this case that Estate of Gonzalez has no application. Non-Parties assert that the Court’s prior ruling related to defendants who are sued in their individual…