Picozzi v. State of Nevada

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 * * * MARK PICOZZI, Case No. 2:22-cv-01011-ART-EJY 5 Plaintiff, ORDER 6 v. STATE OF NEVADA, et al.

8 Defendants.

10 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion asking the Court to order a Rule 35 Independent Medical Examination of Plaintiff. ECF No. 79. No response to the Motion was filed.

12 While the Court may treat the failure to oppose a motion as consent by the non-moving party to grant the motion, here the Court finds the Motion must be denied. Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Section 1915 does not authorize or require federal courts to finance or subsidize a civil action by paying expert fees or other costs. Hadsell v. Internal Revenue Service, 107 F.3d 750, 752 (9th Cir. 1997); Dixon v. Ylst, 990 F.2d 478, 480 (9th Cir. 1993).

17 The above said, it appears Plaintiff was scheduled for hemorrhoid surgery in October 2022; however, Plaintiff’s grievance dated October 4, 2022 says the surgery was not performed due to an irregular heartbeat. ECF No. 79 at 8. On January 3, 2023, Plaintiff submitted a medical request regarding hemorrhoid treatment at the bottom of which High Desert State Prison responded that Plaintiff had a hemorrhoidectomy on October 4, 2022. Id. at 15. Plaintiff says this is inaccurate— said more simply—a lie. Plaintiff also claims he suffers from severe hemorrhoids requiring medication and treatment he is being denied. In the absence of a response from Defendants, the Court cannot fairly judge whether Plaintiff’s allegations have any validity.

25 Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion seeking an Independent Medical Examination (ECF No. 79) is DENIED. ] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants must no later than April 10, 2023, file a statu || report, with exhibits, demonstrating what care Plaintiff has received regarding his hemorrhoid: || mcluding whether Plaintiff received surgery and what care since that date has been provided. Th || exhibits, if any, are to be filed under seal. No motion to seal is necessary. Defendants must serv || the status report with exhibits on Plaintiff.

6 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff must be allowed to keep a copy of the □□□□□ || records, if any, attached to the status report in his cell. To ensure this Order is followed, the Cler || of Court is to mail a copy of this Order to the Warden of High Desert State Prison, 22010 Cold Cree || Road, Indian Springs, Nevada 89018.

10 DATED this 28th day of March, 2023. fey Arcane courcV0a □□ 12 □□□ grcrestiacd }, 3 UNITED{STATES MAGIS TE JUDGE