Flemons v. Hatchett

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS DELTA DIVISION AARON FLEMONS PLAINTIFF ADC #119749 Vv. CASE NO. 2:23-cv-00123-BSM-ERE EMMA HATCHETT, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER Having reviewed the record de novo, Magistrate Judge Edie R. Ervin’s partial recommended disposition [Doc. No. 34] is adopted and Aaron Flemons’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief [Doc. No. 19] is denied. Flemons may, however, retain a medical expert witness at his own expense to examine him for purposes of developing opinion testimony for trial and move for an order that the defendants make him available for such an examination. See Cabrera v. Williams, No. 4:05CV3121, 2007 WL 2682163, at *2 (D. Neb. Sept. 7, 2007) (court would consider ordering defendants to make prisoner plaintiff available for medical examination upon showing that a doctor has agreed to serve as an expert witness and that an examination is necessary for opinion testimony). IT IS SO ORDERED this 28th day of September, 2023. Barve 2 nA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE