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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE BRIDGES,

Plaintiff,

v.

SUZAN L. HUBBARD,

Defendants.

No. 2:09-cv-0940 TLN DAD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action. Pending before the 

court is plaintiff’s motion to obtain the attendance of incarcerated witnesses at trial.

An incarcerated witness who voluntarily agrees to attend trial to give testimony

cannot come to the court unless the court orders the warden or other custodian to transport the 

witness to court. The court will not issue such an order unless it is satisfied that each prospective 

witness is willing to attend trial and has actual knowledge of relevant facts. 

In this case, plaintiff seeks an order compelling the attendance of two incarcerated 

witnesses, Kinte Hogan (P-86468) and Darryl Johnson (C-19298), at the trial of this action. In 

support of his request, plaintiff offers his own declaration as well as the declaration of one of two 

of his prospective witnesses. The court is satisfied that these prospective witnesses are willing to 

attend trial and have actual knowledge of relevant facts.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to obtain the attendance 

of incarcerated witnesses at trial (Doc. No. 141) is granted. At the appropriate time, the court 

issue separate orders and writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum for Kinte Hogan (P-86468) and 

Darryl Johnson (C-19298) to appear at trial. 

Dated: September 26, 2014

DAD:9

brid0940.wits

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