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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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KING HALL CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC

CARTER C. WHITE SBN: 164149

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:

Korman Kim

Paul Whitfield

Certified Law Students

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES BABB,

Plaintiff,

vs.

DR. LOW,

Defendant.

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NO. CIV S-00-0023-MCE-DAD-P

APPOINTED COUNSEL’S AMENDED

REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO

INCUR COSTS (handwriting and

document authentication) AND

REQUEST FOR PAYMENT; AND

ORDER

PART I

I, Carter C. White, declare:

1.I am an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California and admitted to practice

before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, and the supervising

attorney of the King Hall Civil Rights Clinic, appointed attorney of record for plaintiff in this action.

I have personal knowledge of the facts and circumstances contained herein, except where indicated

otherwise, and if called upon to testify would so state.

2. I believe that it is reasonably necessary in this case, in order to ascertain the 

authenticity of certain documents and signatures found therein, to hire one or more consultants to

review documents submitted into evidence. At issue are two handwritten notes presented by the

defense purported to be written and signed by the plaintiff. Plaintiff has questioned whether either

of these notes was written or signed by him. Furthermore, Plaintiff disputes the validity of certain

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entries made in Plaintiff’s medical record. Plaintiff alleges that certain entries were falsely entered

into the Plaintiff’s medical record after the fact in order to refute Plaintiff’s allegation of refusal of

medical treatment. Both of these allegations bear on issues raised in the Defendants’ Motion for

Summary Judgment, currently pending before this Court.

3 I expect the cost of retaining such consultants not to exceed $3,000. Plaintiff has 

located a document examiner, one David Moore, whose fee schedule is as follows:

Examinations & Comparisons $175/hr

Formal Reports $175/hr

Consultation/Conference $175/hr

Travel Time $125/hr

Expenses (photos, charts, transportation) Exact Cost

Testimony Fee $225/hr

It is estimated that the following costs will be incurred:

Travel time to AG’s office and CSP Solano for document review 4 hours

Examinations/Comparisons/Reports 10 hours

Consultation/Conference 2 hours

Possible Testimony 1 hours

It is estimated that the costs will approach $3000. I will do all that I can to keep the consultant and

expert costs minimal and reasonable, and have asked for here an amount that is hoped to be the

maximum needed.

3. To date costs not to exceed $5,000 for medical consultants have been approved by

the court. Plaintiff, concurrently with this request, will also be requesting additional funds for his

medical expert witness.

4. I understand and agree that all of the costs requested of, and paid by the court in this

case will be reimbursed out of any recovery or settlement received for the plaintiff.

5. Based upon the foregoing, I request that this court authorize the expenditure of up

to $3,000 for the retention of handwriting and document authentication consultants, as described

herein.

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this is

executed this 18 day of April 2005, in Yolo County, California.

/S/ Carter C. White

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Carter C. White

Attorney for Plaintiff

The above expenditure is 

________ Approved.

___X_____ Disapproved. Counsel for plaintiff has failed to provide a sufficient

explanation for the necessity of the requested expert services but rather have

made only bare allegations unsupported by any evidence or declarations

suggesting the need for such services. 

Or,

________ Good cause appearing therefor, this matter is set for discovery conference

on ________________________, at _______, ___.m. in courtroom number 26.

DATED: April 21, 2005.

DAD:4

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PART II

To the clerk of the above-entitled court:

I declare under penalty of perjury that the King Hall Civil Rights Clinic has completed the

action described above, that we have incurred actual costs in the amount of $___________, and that

we have _____ paid that cost/______ not paid that cost and ask that the court’s payment be made

directly to the provider of services, specifically: _________________________________.

I therefore request payment of this cost by the court to _____ the Clinic/to the provider of

services. I understand and agree that this cost will be reimbursed out of any recovery or settlement

resulting from this action.

Signed _______________, 2005, in Yolo County, California.

____________________________________

 Carter C. White

 Attorney for Plaintiff

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