Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_03-cv-00359/USCOURTS-cand-3_03-cv-00359-14/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID G. LEWIS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CRAIG FRANKLIN, et al.,

Defendants

 /

No. C 03-0359 MMC

ORDER COMPELLING WITNESS

HARRY DAVID LONG TO APPEAR FOR

DEPOSITION AND TO PROVIDE

TESTIMONY

Before the Court is the parties’ “Stipulation Compelling Witness Harry David Long to

Appear for Deposition and Provide Testimony,” which the Court construes as a motion to

compel, in that the parties cannot enter a “stipulation” with respect to the obligations of a

third party.

The Court, having knowledge of the issues presented in the above-titled action and

having presided over the jury trial in a related matter (U.S. v. Lewis, CR-99-0186) in which

Harry Long gave testimony, finds Harry Long to be a material witness in the instant action

and, accordingly, hereby orders as follows:

1. Plaintiff David G. Lewis is hereby granted leave to take the deposition of Harry

David Long, Inmate Number H-52007, a prisoner within the custody of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations and presently incarcerated at the State

Case 3:03-cv-00359-MMC Document 77 Filed 08/24/06 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

Prison at Lancaster, California, Cell Number C5141L.

2. Said deposition is to take place on September 12, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. at the

Lancaster State Prison or at such other date and time as the counsel for the parties may

agree.

3. The deposition of Harry David Long may be taken for all purposes permitted by

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

4. Harry David Long is hereby ordered to submit to a deposition pursuant to Rule 30

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and subject to the contempt powers of this Court. 

Nothing in this order shall preclude the witness from asserting any valid privileges

recognized by law that he may have relating to his testimony. 

5. Counsel for any of the parties in this action may make arrangements to have

United States Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero, or such other United States Magistrate

Judge as designated by Magistrate Judge Spero, available by telephone to make rulings on

issues that may arise during the course of the deposition.

6. Plaintiff shall serve this order on Harry David Long.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 24, 2006 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

Case 3:03-cv-00359-MMC Document 77 Filed 08/24/06 Page 2 of 2