Mayfield
(PC) Ramos v. Mayfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEOBARDO ERIC RAMOS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01036-ADA-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT WITNESS
13 v. (ECF No. 119). 14 MAYFIELD, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Leobardo Eric Ramos (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 On June 20, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting appointment of an expert witness. 20 (ECF No. 119). On July 10, 2023, Defendant Mayfield filed an opposition. (ECF No. 122). For 21 the reasons that follow, the Court will deny Plaintiff’s motion.
I. LEGAL STANDARDS
23 The Court has the discretion to appoint an expert pursuant to Rule 706(a) of the Federal 24 Rules of Evidence. See Walker v. American Home Shield Long Term Disability Plan, 180 F.3d 25 1065, 1071 (9th Cir. 1999). In relevant part, Rule 706(a) states that, “[o]n a party’s motion or on 26 its own, the court may order the parties to show cause why expert witnesses should not be 27…