Gates
(PC) Solvey v. Gates
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
STANLEY H. SOLVEY, 1:19-cv-01444-JLT-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
vs. MEDICAL EXPERT (ECF No. 62.) S. GATES, et al.,
Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 I. BACKGROUND Stanley H. Solvey (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds with Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint filed on January 14, 2020, against defendant Dr. Andrew Zepp (“Defendant”) for refusing to provide Plaintiff with sufficient pain medication as he awaited surgery, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 14.) On August 15, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for the Court to appoint a medical expert in this case. (ECF No. 62.) II. APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT WITNESS Legal Standards The court has the discretion to appoint an expert pursuant to Rule 706(a) of the Federal Rules…