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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEON HAWKINS, Case No. 1:23-cv-00170-NODJ-HBK (PC)

Plaintiff,

v.

C. URIAS,

ORDER & WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

Defendant. AD TESTIFICANDUM

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Leon Hawkins, CDCR # T-23985, a necessary and material witness in a settlement conference in this case

on February 28, 2024, is confined in California State Prison, Corcoran (COR), in the custody of the 

Warden. In order to secure this inmate’s attendance, it is necessary that a Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad 

Testificandum issue commanding the custodian to produce the inmate before Magistrate Judge Erica P. 

Grosjean, by Zoom video conference from his place of confinement, on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 

1:00 p.m. 

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED:

1. A Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Testificandum issue, under the seal of this court, commanding the 

Warden to produce the inmate named above, by Zoom video conference, to participate in a 

settlement conference at the time and place above, until completion of the settlement conference or 

as ordered by the court. Zoom video conference connection information will be supplied via 

separate email.

2. The custodian is ordered to notify the court of any change in custody of this inmate and is ordered 

to provide the new custodian with a copy of this writ.

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order via fax on the Litigation Office at 

California State Prison, Corcoran at (559) 992-7372 or via email.

4. Any difficulties connecting to the Zoom video conference shall immediately be reported to 

Michelle Rooney, Courtroom Deputy, at mrooney@caed.uscourts.gov. 

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM

To: Warden, COR, P. O. Box 8800, Corcoran, California 93212:

WE COMMAND you to produce the inmate named above to testify before Judge Grosjean at the time and 

place above, by Zoom video conference, until completion of the settlement conference or as ordered by the 

court. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to notify the court of any change in custody of the inmate and have 

been ordered to provide the new custodian with a copy of this writ.

Dated: January 24, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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