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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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[PROPOSED] ORDER AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

TO WARDEN OF CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN CASE NO. 2:08:-CV-03069-LKK-AC (PC) 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

Dean A. Morehous (SBN: 111841) 

dmorehous@winston.com 

Nicholas W. Short (SBN: 253922) 

nshort@winston.com 

Jocelyn M. Wang (SBN: 267937) 

jmwang@winston.com 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street, Suite 3900 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

Telephone: (415) 591-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 591-1400 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

CHARLES ROBERT GORTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

CHARLES ROBERT GORTON

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HAWKINS, et al. 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:08-CV-03069-LKK-AC (PC)

ORDER AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 

AD TESTIFICANDUM 

The Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton 

Amended Complaint Filed: February 26, 2009 

Trial Date: February 20, 2013 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

TO WARDEN OF CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN CASE NO. 2:08:-CV-03069-LKK-AC (PC) 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

Charles Robert Gorton, inmate CDCR # T-43446, a necessary and material witness in 

proceedings in this case on February 20, 2013, is confined in California Institution for Men (“CIM”), 

14901 Central Avenue, Chino, CA 91710, in the custody of the Warden, Mr. Gary S. Sandor. In 

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

Testificandum issue commanding the custodian to temporarily transfer the inmate to Mule Creek 

State Prison (“MCSP”), and for the Warden of MCSP, Mr. William Knipp, to produce the inmate in 

Court, located at 501 I Street, Sacramento, California, 95814, 15th Floor (the “Courthouse”), 

Courtroom No. 4, on February 20, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., and from day to day thereafter for the 

duration of the jury trial. 

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that: 

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

commanding Warden Sandor to (1) transport Mr. Gorton directly from CIM to MCSP by February 

13, 2013 for the purposes of preparing for, attending, and participating in this trial; (2) reserve 

Mr. Gorton’s current housing and bed assignment at CIM, A-Yard during the period he is away from 

CIM; (3) receive transfer of Mr. Gorton from MCSP to CIM immediately after the conclusion of 

trial; and (4) maintain Mr. Gorton’s personal property in his assigned secured locker until his return 

to CIM. 

2. The Writ also command Warden Knipp to (1) receive Mr. Gorton directly from CIM 

to MCSP by February 13, 2013; (2) house Mr. Gorton in Administrative Segregation (single-cell 

status) during his time at MCSP; (3) allow for Mr. Gorton to meet confidentially with his attorneys 

while he is housed at MCSP; (4) to transport Mr. Gorton to and from the Courthouse each day 

during the trial; and (5) transport Mr. Gorton directly from MCSP to CIM immediately after the 

conclusion of trial. 

3. 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; and 

The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a courtesy copy of this order and Writ of Habeas 

Corpus ad Testificandum on the Out-to-Court Desk, California State Prison – Sacramento, P.O. Box 

290007, Represa, California 96571. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

TO WARDEN OF CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN CASE NO. 2:08:-CV-03069-LKK-AC (PC) 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

To: Warden of California Institution for Men, 14901 Central Avenue, Chino, CA 91710. 

WE COMMAND you to produce inmate Charles Robert Gorton to testify in person before 

the United States District Court at the time and place above and from day to day until completion of 

the proceedings or as ordered by the court. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to transport Mr. Gorton directly from CIM to MCSP by 

February 13, 2013. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to reserve Mr. Gorton’s current housing and bed 

assignment at CIM, A-Yard during the period that he is away from CIM. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to receive transfer of Mr. Gorton from MSCP to CIM 

after the conclusion of trial. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to maintain Mr. Gorton’s personal property in his 

assigned secured locker until he returns to CIM. 

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

Mr. Gorton and have been ordered to provide the new custodian with a copy of this writ. 

To: Warden of Mule Creek State Prison, 4001 Highway 104, Ione, CA 95640. 

WE COMMAND you to produce Mr. Gorton to testify in person before the United States 

District Court at the time and place above and from day to day until completion of the proceedings 

or as ordered by the court. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to receive transfer of Mr. Gorton directly from CIM to 

MCSP by February 20, 2013, and house Mr. Gorton in Administrative Segregation (single-cell 

status) during his time at MCSP. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to allow for Mr. Gorton to meet confidentially with his 

attorneys while he is housed at MCSP. 

FURTHER, you have been ordered to transport Mr. Gorton directly from MCSP to CIM 

immediately after the conclusion of trial. 

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

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[PROPOSED] ORDER AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM 

TO WARDEN OF CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN CASE NO. 2:08:-CV-03069-LKK-AC (PC) 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

Mr. Gorton and have been ordered to provide the new custodian with a copy of this writ. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 3, 2013.

SF:342460.3 

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