Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHNNY C. THOMAS, Case No. 1:16-cv-00524-DAD-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR ATTENDANCE OF

v. WITNESSES

MARK KUO, (ECF No. 93)

Defendants.

16 17 18 Plaintiff, Johnny C. Thomas, is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis with this 19 civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for 20 the Attendance of Incarcerated Witnesses, seeking the attendance of incarcerated witness 21 Hiram Summers, CDCR #K610052. (ECF No. 93.) Defendant opposed Plaintiff’s motion, 22 arguing that the proposed testimony from this incarcerated witness is inadmissible hearsay. 23 (ECF No. 95.) 24 At the time Plaintiff filed the motion, he was proceeding in this action pro se. Since 25 then, in October 2019, the Court appointed pro bono counsel to represent Plaintiff for trial, 26 currently set for May 5, 2020. (ECF Nos. 146, 147.) In light of the appointment of counsel…