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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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1 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

3:98-CV-04877-WHA & 3:09-CV-04902-WHA 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

 Carlos Castro, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

 Cal Terhune, et al., 

Defendants. 

 AND 

Carlos Castro 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

Robert A. Horel, et al., 

 Defendants.

Case No. 3:98-CV-04877-WHA 

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD 

TESTIFICANDUM 

Date: August 16, 2010 

Time: 12:00 p.m. 

Place: Courtroom E, 15th Floor 

Judge: Nandor J. Vadas 

Case No. 3:09-CV-04902-WHA 

 Carlos Castro, inmate no. C-69975, is the named plaintiff in the case Castro v. Terhune, et 

al., Case No. 3:98-CV-04877-WHA and Castro v. Horel, et al., Case No. 3:09-CV-04902-WHA. 

Mr. Castro is currently confined in PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON, 5905 LAKE EARL 

DRIVE or P.O. BOX 7500, CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA 95532. He is a necessary party at 

a court-sponsored settlement conference scheduled for August 16, 2010. To allow for Mr. 

Castro's participation in said mediation, it is necessary that a Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad 

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2 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

3:98-CV-04877-WHA & 3:09-CV-04902-WHA 

Testificandum issue commanding the custodian to produce the inmate before this Court, 

Courtroom E on the 15th floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States 

Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 on August 16, 2010 at 12:00 

p.m. and throughout the duration of the settlement conference. 

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that: 

1. A Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum Issue, under the seal of this court 

commanding the Warden of Pelican Bay State Prison, 5905 LAKE EARL DRIVE or P.O. BOX 

7000, CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA 95532 to produce the inmate to Courtroom E on the 

15th floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate 

Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 on August 16, 2010 at 12:00 p.m until the completion of 

settlement conference as ordered by the Court; and 

2. Upon completion of the court-sponsored mediation, and upon satisfaction of this writ by 

the Court, Carlos Castro shall be returned to Pelican Bay State Prison under safe and secure 

conduct. Mr. Castro will be allowed to remain housed in the same cell in which he resides 

on the date of his transport. Upon his return to Pelican Bay State Prison, Mr. Castro shall 

be returned to his cell as soon as practicably possible. Mr. Castro shall not be required to 

remove his property from his cell or "transpack." Mr. Castro's property shall remain in 

his cell and shall not be disturbed while Castro is absent unless there is an emergency 

security need requiring entry. The total duration of Castro's transfer shall not exceed 72 

hours absent an Order from this Court specifying otherwise. 

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3 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

3:98-CV-04877-WHA & 3:09-CV-04902-WHA 

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM

TO THE WARDEN OF PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON, 

 We COMMAND you to produce the inmate named above to Courtroom E on the 15th 

floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate 

Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 on August 16, 2010 at 12:00 p.m., and following completion 

of the court-sponsored mediation to return the inmate to the above institution pursuant to the 

conditions set forth above. 

Dated: August 10, 2010 

 ________________________________ 

 Nandor J. Vadas 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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