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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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UtKING HALL CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC

CARTER C. WHITE, CSB #165149

U.C. Davis School of Law

One Shields Avenue, Bldg. TB-30

Davis, CA 95616-8821

(530) 752-5440

Fax (530) 752-5788

Assisted by: Jane Harrington

Certified Law Student

Attorney for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES BABB, )

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Plaintiff,

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DR. KENNETH LOW, et al., 

Defendants.

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No. 2:00-cv-0023-MCE-DAD-P

STIPULATION AND ORDER ALLOWING

PLAINTIFF TO WEAR STREET CLOTHES

AT TRIAL

TRIAL: November 1, 2006

TIME: 9:00 a.m.

JUDGE: HON. MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

The parties, through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby stipulate and agree that

Plaintiff, James Babb, may wear street clothes attire at the trial scheduled for November 1, 2006,

at 9:00 a.m. To the extent possible, every attempt will be made to prevent the jury from viewing

the Plaintiff in any attire other than street clothes, and to avoid the jury seeing the Plaintiff in

shackles, leg irons, chains, or other similar restrictive devices. To the extent that Plaintiff is

required to wear leg irons during trial, and to the extent that he is seated in such a position that

his feet are in the view of the jury, a scrim, or other means of obstructing the jury’s view of any

leg restraints, will be provided for Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s hands shall not be cuffed or otherwise

restrained while the jury is present, and Plaintiff may write notes to his counsel during the

proceedings. Plaintiff is to be seated in the courtroom before the jury enters and shall remain

seated until the jury is dismissed. In this case, General Order No. 441 does not apply because

Mr. Babb is the Plaintiff in a civil case rather than defendant in a criminal proceeding and does

not pose a similar threat to the security of the courtroom.

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The parties respectfully request the Court enter this Stipulation as an Order of the Court.

Dated: September 16, 2006.

Signed:

/S/ Carter C. White

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Carter C. White

Attorney for Plaintiff

/S/ Catherine Woodbridge

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Catherine Woodbridge

Attorney for Defendant

The stipulation of the parties is rejected without prejudice. General Order 441 is not

applicable. This is not a criminal case where the status of the plaintiff’s release may cause

prejudice to the jury. This is a civil case involving an inmate from California State Prison Solano

who is claiming injuries while he was an inmate at the institution. In addition, the plaintiff will

have at least one and more than likely two uniformed correctional officers in close proximity

during the trial. The jury will know he is an in custody inmate.

The court does not have any objection to the plaintiff wearing street clothes during the

trial. The remaining aspects of the stipulation are unnecessary for the reasons set forth above and

for the reason that the courtroom is already configured to in such a way that it is highly unlikely

any juror will be able to see any restraints, other than the two uniformed correctional officers

previously described.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: September 20, 2006 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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