(PC) Reyes v. Flores

District Court, E.D. California·Decided September 24, 2019·No. 1:16-cv-00586·Unknown

Opinion

ABEL P. REYES, No. 1:16-cv-00586-DAD-JLT (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER Defendant. On August 13, 2019, the court conducted a final pretrial conference. Plaintiff Abel Reyes (“plaintiff”) appeared telephonically and pro se. Deputy Attorney General Matthew Roman appeared telephonically as counsel for defendant M. Flores, LVN (“defendant”). Having considered the plaintiff’s objections, the court issues this final pretrial order. Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendant knowingly denied him constitutionally adequate medical treatment and was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. I. JURISDICTION/VENUE Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343. Jurisdiction is not contested. Venue is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391. Venue is not contested. ///// Both parties have demanded a jury trial. The jury will consist of seven jurors.1 1. In January 2014, plaintiff was incarcerated at California State Prison-Corcoran (“CSP-Corcoran”). 2. Following a history of treatment for various urinary symptoms, the plaintiff was admitted into the Delano Regional Medical Center for transurethral resection of the prostate (“TURP”) surgery on January 21, 2014. 3. Plaintiff was discharged and returned to CSP-Corcoran on January 23, 2014. 4. On January 26, 2014, at approximately 7:00 a.m., plaintiff was pushed in his wheelchair to the C window of the 3-B Clinic to obtain his morning medications. Plaintiff told defendant that he was in severe pain and that he had a medical emergency. Defendant stated that it was not a medical emergency and told plaintiff to submit a health care services request form to be seen. 5. At approximately 11:30 a.m., plaintiff returned to the 3-B Clinic where he was seen by defendant. Plaintiff told defendant of his continuing pain, and that he was unable to urinate, had thick blood clots come out of his penis, and that he had just had surgery and needed medical attention. Defendant assessed plaintiff and concluded that he did not need immediate medical attention. 6. At approximately 3:45 p.m., plaintiff again returned to the 3-B Clinic. At that time, another nurse examined plaintiff and again concluded that he did not require emergency treatment. 7. Later that evening, plaintiff was examined in the Acute Care Hospital at CSP- Corcoran by Dr. Julian Kim.

1 Plaintiff objects to the proposed number of jurors and proposes that the jury consist of eight instead of seven jurors without reason. (Doc. No. 88 at 1.) Local Rule 162.2 of this court states that a civil trial shall consist of no fewer than six and no more than twelve members. See also Fed. R. Civ. P. 48. This trial is estimated to be not more than four court days in length. The court is well within its discretion in determining that a jury of seven will be sufficient and plaintiff’s objection to that number is rejected. 8. Thereafter, plaintiff was sent to the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room, where he was examined by Dr. Noor Jaber. Plaintiff had a catheter inserted and was admitted to the hospital. Plaintiff was discharged from the hospital on January 29, 2014. IV. DISPUTED FACTUAL ISSUES2 1. Whether defendant was deliberately indifferent to the plaintiff’s medical needs. 2. Whether the plaintiff suffered any medical complications as a result of the alleged delay in providing him medical care. V. DISPUTED EVIDENTIARY ISSUES/MOTIONS IN LIMINE The parties have not yet filed motions in limine. The court does not encourage the filing of motions in limine unless they are addressed to issues that can realistically be resolved by the court prior to trial and without reference to the other evidence which will be introduced by the parties at trial. The parties anticipate filing the motions in limine below. Any motions in limine counsel elects to file shall be filed no later than 21 days before trial. Opposition shall be filed no later than 14 days before trial and any replies shall be filed no later than 10 days before trial. Upon receipt of any opposition briefs, the court will notify the parties if it will hear argument on any motions in limine prior to the first day of trial. Plaintiff’s Motions in Limine 1. Motion in limine to bar defendant from presenting evidence of or making reference to plaintiff’s criminal history, the criminal history of plaintiff’s witnesses, plaintiff’s history of administrative appeals and litigation unrelated to this instant lawsuit, and any documents not previously disclosed to plaintiff. 2. Motion in limine to bar testimony of defendant’s expert witnesses if it is revealed through deposition that their opinions are based in whole or in part on materials that should have been produced during discovery and which were withheld from plaintiff. 3. Plaintiff anticipates objecting to defendant’s proposed trial exhibits.

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