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Parties Involved:
Stu Sherman
Respondent
Ricardo Velasquez
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The petitioner moves the Court for an order granting discovery so he can serve a subpoena 

duces tecum on the Tulare Police Department to obtain:

1. 18 fingerprint cards taken from the interior and exterior of a Jeep Grand

Cherokee on or about October 5, 2009, for inspection and examination by defense

counsel and a defense-retained expert;

2. The evidence log entry documenting receipt of the 18 fingerprint cards

taken from the interior and exterior of a Jeep Grand Cherokee on or about October

5, 2009;

3. The evidence log entry documenting chain of custody of the 18 fingerprint

cards taken from the interior and exterior of a Jeep Grand Cherokee on or about

October 5, 2009; and

4. The chain of custody for the 18 fingerprint cards taken from the interior

and exterior of a Jeep Grand Cherokee on or about October 5, 2009.

(Doc. 67 at 3) The petitioner argues that good cause exists for the discovery. Id. at 3-4. 

Respondent does not dispute that good cause exists for this discovery (Doc. 73) based upon tge 

RICARDO VELASQUEZ,

Petitioner,

v.

STU SHERMAN,

Respondent.

Case No.: 1:15-cv-01288-AWI-JLT (HC) 

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S 

MOTION FOR DISCOVERY 

(Doc. 67) 

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order of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Doc. 53), and the Court agrees (Bracy v. Gramley, 

520 U.S. 899, 904 (1997)). Consequently, the Court ORDERS:

1. The petitioner’s motion to conduct discovery to issue a subpoena to the Tulare 

Police Department to obtain the items listed above is GRANTED1.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 29, 2021 _ /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

 CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 Of course, if the Tulare Police Department files an objection to the production (though the Court does not expect

this to occur), the petitioner may file a motion to compel it, if appropriate.

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