Mort

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THEODORE W. MORT, an individual, Case No. 1:19-CV-00652-JLT-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION REGARDING TREATMENT

LOUIS DEJOY, POSTMASTER GENERAL, OF WITNESSES

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,

(Doc. 177) Defendant. 17 This matter is currently set for trial on April 10, 2023. All witnesses currently on the parties’ pretrial lists were disclosed and publicly known since at least the initial pretrial order issued on June 21, 2022 (Doc. 97). On November 2, 2022, Mort filed a motion requesting the Court issue an order regarding the treatment of witnesses. (Doc. 177.) Mort asks the Court to order the parties to “refrain from any conduct which would give the appearance of intimidation, retaliation or favoritism to any witness identified by either party . . .” (Id. at 2.) Mort contends the Court has the authority to grant the requested relief under Federal Rule of Evidence 611(a)(3) and 18 U.S.C. §…