Velasco
(PC) Gradford v. Velasco
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, No. 1:20-cv-00543-NONE-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,
RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO AUTHENTICATE WITNESS
STATEMENTS BE DENIED, WITHOUT
F. VELASCO and T. WEBSTER, PREJUDICE Defendants. (ECF No. 37) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,
RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR LEAVE BE DENIED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
18 (ECF No. 39)
FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE
20 Plaintiff William J. Gradford (“Plaintiff”), a former pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil-rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, commenced this action by filing a complaint on April 16, 2020. (ECF No. 1). On April 2, 2021, Plaintiff filed a document entitled “request as to authenticate witnesses signed statements attached to original complaint and submit into evidence (admissible).” (ECF No. 37). On April…