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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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05cv373 BTM(JMA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SARAH BURNS McINTOSH; LOUIS

CHARLES McINTOSH,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 05cv373 BTM(JMA)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

WRIT OF HABEAS AD

v. TESTIFICANDUM

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.

Defendants.

Plaintiffs have filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Ad Testificandum so that Cedric

Lamont Tate, who is imprisoned at the Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California, may

be present at trial to provide testimony. Plaintiffs’ Petition is DENIED. 

As previously discussed by the Court, Plaintiffs may take Tate’s deposition. This

deposition testimony may be offered at trial because Tate is more than 100 miles from the

place of trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 32(a)(4)(B). Given the alternate means of preserving Tate’s

testimony, Tate’s presence will not substantially further the resolution of the case, and the

expense and security risks involved in transporting and housing Tate are not justified. See

Ballard v. Spradley, 557 F.2d 476, 480-81 (5th Cir. 1977) (enumerating factors to be

considered when determining whether to issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum).

Thus, Plaintiffs’ Petition for Writ of Habeas Ad Testificandum is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 DATED: May 30, 2008

Honorable Barry Ted Moskowitz

United States District Judge

Case 3:05-cv-00373-BTM-JMA Document 79 Filed 05/30/08 Page 1 of 1