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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GABRIEL DYLAN HALEY

Petitioner, No. CIV S-05-0702 MCE CMK P

vs.

A.K. SCRIBNER, WARDEN, et al.,

Respondents.

 / ORDER

Currently before the court is petitioner’s motion for leave to file subpoenas duces

tecum commanding the Lassen County District Attorney’s Office and the Lassen County

Sheriff’s Department to produce and permit inspection of their files relating to the investigation

of the death of William Doyle Timms, III on or about June 19, 1996, near Litchfield, California. 

Neither the District Attorney’s Office nor the Sheriff’s Department has filed an opposition to the

motion.

Rule 6(a) of the Federal Rules governing section 2254 cases allows parties to

engage in discovery in the discretion of the court and for “good cause shown.” See Campbell v.

Blodgett, 98 F.3d 1356 (9th Cir. 1993.) In his petition, petitioner asserts that his right to due

process was violated by the prosecutor knowingly eliciting false testimony from one of its

witnesses. The discovery materials sought are reasonably related to an investigation of this

claim. 

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Good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for leave to

issue subpoenas duces tecum allowing his counsel to examine and copy the District Attorney’s

and Sheriff’s Department files (doc. 19) is granted. 

DATED: January 11, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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