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Parties Involved:
Larry Miller
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In Re: ) 

Request for Assistance )

from the Government of )

Canada for the testimony )

of Larry Miller in the )

Matter of RJR Tobacco )

International, Inc., )

et al. )

) 

No. MC-F-05-0027 REC

ORDER FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 

CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM

Upon motion of the United States and upon review of the

request from the Minister of Justice of the Government of Canada

seeking the testimony of a prisoner in the custody of U.S. Bureau

of Prisons for use in a prosecution in Toronot, Ontario, Canada,

the Court having fully considered this matter,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to the authority conferred by

the Treaty Between the Government of Canada and the Government of

the United States of America Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal

Matters, as well as 28 U.S.C. §§ 1782 and 2241(c)(5), and this

Court’s inherent authority, that the United States Marshal for

the Eastern District of California, or any of his authorized

deputies or designees, the Warden of the Federal Correctional

Center-Taft Correctional Institute, Taft, California (“FCC

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Taft”), are hereby directed to execute the request as follows:

The prisoner Larry Miller (DOB 2/19/1945, Reg. NO. 21987-

048) is now in custody in FCC Taft. He is required to testify in

a preliminary inquiry proceeding pending in Toronto, Ontario,

Canada, against RJR Tobacco International, Inc., et al.. The

preliminary inquiry commenced April 11, 2005, with Miller’s

testimony anticipated to commence May 2005. 

ACCORDINGLY, the Warden of FCC Taft and the U.S. Bureau of

Prisons are ORDERED to surrender custody of the prisoner Larry

Miller to the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of

California and any of his authorized deputies or designees

(“Marshal”). Such surrender shall be made immediately upon

receipt of this order or at such other time as requested by the

Marshal.

The Marshal is ORDERED to take appropriate steps to make and

maintain contact with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to

arrange, coordinate, schedule and accomplish the timely

transportation of Larry Miller to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for

testimony in the preliminary inquiry described herein. 

FURTHER ORDERED that Larry Miller is to remain in custody of

the Marshal at all times and under such terms and conditions for

transportation and incarceration as are arranged by the Marshal

in his discretion.

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FURTHER ORDERED that upon completion of his testimony in

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Larry Miller is to be expeditiously

transported by the Marshal back to FCC-Taft, Taft, California and

returned to the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 13, 2005 /s/ Robert E. Coyle 

ia40ij UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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