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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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KING HALL CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC

CARTER C. WHITE SBN: 164149

U.C. Davis School of Law

One Shields Avenue, Bldg. TB-30

Davis, CA 95616-8821

(530) 752-5440

Fax: (530) 752-5788

Attorney for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES BABB,

Plaintiff,

vs.

DR. LOW, et al.,

Defendants.

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NO. CIV S-00-0023-MCE-DAD-P

APPOINTED COUNSEL’S REQUEST

FOR AUTHORITY TO INCUR COSTS

(Defendants’ medical experts) AND

REQUEST FOR PAYMENT; 

ORDER

(E.D. Cal. General Order 230; 

 F.R.C.P. 26(b)(4)(A) & (C))

PART I

I, Carter C. White, declare:

1. I am an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California and in the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of California. I am the supervising attorney of the King

Hall Civil Rights Clinic, appointed attorney of record for plaintiff in this action. I have personal

knowledge of the facts and circumstances contained herein, except where indicated otherwise, and

if called upon to testify would so state.

2. I believe that it is reasonably necessary in this case to take the depositions of

Defendants’ medical expert witnesses. On February 27, 2006, this Court ordered that Plaintiff be

allowed to take the depositions of Defendants’ medical experts, Dr. Harrison and Dr. Mooney,

during the subsequent thirty days. (Docket # 221). Pursuant to Rule 26(b)(4)(C), Plaintiff will be

expected to pay “a fair portion of the fees and expenses reasonably incurred” in connection with

these depositions. According to Defendants’ expert disclosures, the experts charge $400 (Harrison)

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and $500 (Mooney) per hour, respectively, for their time spent giving deposition testimony. See

Harrison disclosure, exhibit A, page 2, line 7, and Mooney disclosure, exhibit B, page 2, line 18,

attached. I will do all that I can to keep the depositions as short as practicable, and have asked for

here an amount that is expected to be the maximum needed (each doctor’s hourly rate times four,

the maximum number of hours for each deposition as provided by the Court’s order).

3. To date the Court has approved costs not to exceed $ 10,000 for medical consultants.

4. I understand and agree that all of the costs requested of, and paid by the Court in this

case will be reimbursed out of any recovery or settlement received for the plaintiff.

5. Based upon the foregoing, I request that this Court authorize the expenditure of up

to $3,600 for compensating Defendants’ expert witnesses for their time in giving their oral

depositions.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this is

executed this 9 day of March, 2006, in Davis, Yolo County, California. th

/S/ Carter C. White

____________________________________

Carter C. White

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER ON REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO INCUR COSTS

The above expenditure is 

 X Approved.

________ Disapproved.

Or,

________ Good cause appearing therefor, this matter is set for discovery conference

on ________________________, at _______, ___.m. in courtroom number 26.

DATED: March 10, 2006.

DAD:4

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PART II

To the clerk of the above-entitled court:

I declare under penalty of perjury that the King Hall Civil Rights Clinic has completed the

action described above, that we have incurred actual costs in the amount of $___________, and that

we have _____ paid that cost/______ not paid that cost and ask that the Court’s payment be made

directly to the provider of services, specifically: _________________________________.

I therefore request payment of this cost by the Court to _____ the Clinic/to the provider of

services. I understand and agree that this cost will be reimbursed out of any recovery or settlement

resulting from this action.

Signed _______________, 2006, in Davis, Yolo County, California.

____________________________________

 Carter C. White

 Attorney for Plaintiff

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