Howard v. Anglin et al (INMATE 1)

Filing 65

ORDER: it is ORDERED that: 1) Plaintiff Brandon Howard's oral request is treated as a motion for production of inmate witnesses, and said motion (doc 64) is granted; 2) To the extent to which it can identify and locate them, the Alabama Depar tment of Corrections shall produce inmates Carl Driscoll and Louis Madlock to testify in person at the trial on 6/7/2021, at 10:00 a.m.; In the alternative, the department may arrange for these two inmates to testify by videoconferencing; 3) Defense counsel is to notify the court by 5/3/2021, as to whether these two inmates will testify in person or by videoconferencing; If by videoconferencing, defense counsel is to work with the courtroom deputy, Mr. Anthony Green, to arrange for the inmate wi tnesses to testify by Zoom or some other comparable means; DIRECTING the Clerk to provide a copy of this order to the General Counsel for the ALDOC, the Transfer Agent for the ALDOC, and the Warden of the Staton Correctional Center. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/19/2021. (Furnished: ALDOC General Counsel, ALDOC Transport Agent, & the Warden of Staton CF) (amf, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
BRANDON HOWARD,

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Plaintiff,
v.
J. ANGLIN, et al.,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:17cv818-MHT
(WO)

ORDER
This cause is currently set for trial on June 7,
2021, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 2FMJ, at the Frank M.
Johnson,
Church

Jr.

United

Street,

States

Montgomery,

Courthouse
Alabama.

Complex,
Based

on

One
the

representations made on the record during the pretrial
hearing on March 18, 2021, the court understands that
plaintiff Brandon Howard wants to call the following
two inmate witnesses:
Carl

Driscoll

(AIS

number

unknown;

location

unknown)
Louis Madlock (AIS number 193795; currently located
at Staton Correctional Center).

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:
(1)

Plaintiff

Brandon

Howard’s

oral

request

is

treated as a motion for production of inmate witnesses,
and said motion is granted.
(2) To the extent to which it can identify and
locate

them,

the

Alabama

Department

of

Corrections

shall produce inmates Carl Driscoll and Louis Madlock
to testify in person at the trial on June 7, 2021, at
10:00 a.m., in the Frank M. Johnson Jr. United States
Courthouse Complex, Courtroom 2FMJ, One Church Street,
Montgomery,

Alabama.

In

the

alternative,

the

department may arrange for these two inmates to testify
by videoconferencing.
(3) Defense counsel is to notify the court by May
3, 2021, as to whether these two inmates will testify
in

person

or

by

videoconferencing.

If

by

videoconferencing, defense counsel is to work with the
courtroom deputy, Mr. Anthony Green, to arrange for the
inmate

witnesses

to

testify

comparable means.
2

by

Zoom

or

some

other

The clerk of the court is directed to provide a
copy

of

this

order

to

the

General

Counsel

for

the

Alabama Department of Corrections, the Transfer Agent
for

the

Alabama

Department

of

Corrections,

and

the

Warden of the Staton Correctional Center.
DONE, this the 19th day of March, 2021.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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