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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 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al., 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 

 v. 

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al., 

 Defendants. 

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No. C 94-2307 CW 

ORDER REGARDING 

COMPENSATION OF 

COURT EXPERT 

 

 On June 11, 2007, the Court appointed Edward Swanson as the 

Court’s Rule 706 Expert in the above-captioned matter. In the 

order of appointment, the Court ordered that the Expert “shall 

receive reasonable compensation at a rate to be set by the Court.” 

Docket No. 1121. The Court Expert’s compensation was set at 

$450/hour as of June 2007, and that rate has not changed since the 

Expert was appointed. 

 At the request of the Court Expert, the Court is considering 

raising the Expert’s rate to $600/hour. That increase would be 

roughly in line with the rate increases that plaintiffs’ counsel 

have received in this matter over the same time period. 

 Any party that objects to the requested rate increase may 

file an objection no later than November 20, 2015. The Court will 

consider any objections prior to issuing an order regarding the 

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Expert’s request. Any rate increase will be effective December 1, 

2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 9, 2015 

CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge 

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