Palagummi
(PC) Givens v. Palagummi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCOIS P. GIVENS, No. 2:19-cv-0017 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, ORDER v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. On September 12, 2022, plaintiff filed a request to subpoena certain documents from personnel records of nonparty Dr. Harry Newman from nonparty Dr. Bick, Director of Health Care Services for the California Correctional Health Care Services System. As discussed below, plaintiff’s request is denied. Initially, the undersigned notes that on September 9, 2022, plaintiff emailed court personnel asking to withdraw the request for subpoena. However, on August 25, 2022, plaintiff’s motion to participate in electronic case filing was denied. Plaintiff is advised that he may not circumvent the requirement to file documents in paper form in this action by emailing court personnel. Any communication pertinent…