FITZWATER, District Judge:
The court is asked to decide whether an indigent prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis in a civil action that does not seek federal habeas relief is entitled to obtain issuance of a subpoena without paying the witness fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1821. Concluding that no such right arises by statute or pursuant to the constitutional right of access to the courts, the court affirms an order of the U.S. Magistrate declining to...
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