(PC) Witkin v. Lotersztain

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL WITKIN, No. 2:19-cv-0406 DJC KJN P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 MARIANA LOTERSZTAIN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner, proceeding pro se, with this civil rights action seeking 18 relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 29, 2023, defendant Lotersztain filed a motion for 19 independent medical exam of plaintiff’s fourth right finger by defendant’s expert. Twenty-one 20 days have passed, and plaintiff has not filed an opposition.1 As discussed below, defendants’…