Navarro

I. BACKGROUND

17 Jose Antonio Martinez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case now proceeds with 19 Plaintiff’s original Complaint, filed on March 22, 2019, against defendants Correctional Officer 20 Navarro and Sergeant M. Navarro (“Defendants”) for use of excessive force in violation of the 21 Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 1.) 22 This case is scheduled for trial on May 16, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. before the Honorable 23 Jennifer L. Thurston in Courtroom 4. (ECF No. 67.) A pretrial conference is scheduled for 24 March 27, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. before the Honorable Jennifer L. Thurston via Zoom video 25 conference or Zoom telephone number. (Id.) 26 27 1 On January 25, 2022, summary judgment was granted to Defendants Mares and Cruz, terminating them from this action. (ECF No. 47.) On March 13, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for the attendance of an incarcerated witness at trial. (ECF No. 80.) Defendants have not opposed the motion. II. ATTENDANCE OF INMATE WITNESSES AT TRIAL On November 14, 2022, the Court issued a Second Scheduling Order…