(PC) Gray v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS EUGENE GRAY, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-0196 JLT SAB ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ) PRODUCTION OF TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS AT v. ) GOVERNMENT’S EXPENSE ) KEN CLARK, et al., ) (Doc. 132) ) Defendants. ) ) )

Thomas Eugene Gray sought to hold the defendants liable for civil rights violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The trial in this matter concluded on February 16, 2023, with a verdict in favor of the defendants. Plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal, and now requests that the Court provide trial transcripts at the government expense. (Doc. 132.) A litigant who has been granted in forma pauperis status may move to have transcripts produced at government expense. See 28 U.S.C. § 753(f). Furnishing transcripts at public expense is governed by two separate statutes: 28 U.S.C. § 753(f) and 28 U.S.C. § 1915(c). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(c), there are…