Beames v. Cullen

Filing 204

ORDER Directing Payment of Fact Witness Fees and Travel Expenses by United States Marshal, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 03/1/2016. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN MICHAEL BEAMES,

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Petitioner,

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v.
RON DAVIS, Warden of San Quentin
State Prison,

DEATH PENALTY CASE
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FACT
WITNESS FEES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES
BY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
(Doc. No. 203)

Respondent.

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Before the court is the certificate of appointed counsel for petitioner, assistant federal

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No. 1:10-cv-01429-DAD-SAB

defender Harry Simon, for the payment of witness fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1825(b)(1).
The evidentiary hearing on claim 11 was held February 1 through February 3, 2016, in

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Department 9 before the undersigned. Petitioner, with the court’s approval, subpoenaed two non-

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expert fact witnesses who appeared and testified at the hearing on February 3, 2016: Charles

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Rothbaum and Clifford Webb.
The United States Marshal is DIRECTED to pay fees and expenses under 28 U.S.C. §

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1825(b)(1) for the appearances of Mr. Rothbaum and Mr. Webb at the evidentiary hearing.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 1, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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