Davis v. Walker et al

Filing 218

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/6/2017 ORDERING Defendants shall forthwith take all necessary steps to tender payment of the attached invoice to Dr. Mannis; Dr. Mannis shall submit any future bill for services directly to defendants by mailing a copy to counsel for defendants; and if defendants fail to timely pay any bill, Dr. Mannis may seek this court's assistance. (Attachments: # 1 Medical Record Review Billing)(Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KENNARD LEE DAVIS,

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No. 2:08-cv-0593 KJM DB P

Plaintiff,
v.
JAMES WALKER, et al.,

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Defendants.

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KENNARD LEE DAVIS,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:10-cv-2139 KJM DB P

v.

ORDER

JAMES WALKER, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis with civil rights actions

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 12, 2017, the court appointed Steven Hugh Mannis, M.D.

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as a neutral expert to assist the court under Federal Rule of Evidence 706. ECF No. 154 at 6.

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The order apportions the cost of Dr. Mannis’s services to be split equally among defendants. Id.

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Dr. Mannis has submitted an invoice for the cost of medical record review, a copy of which is

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attached to this order. The court anticipates Dr. Mannis will incur additional costs in connection

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with the physical examination of plaintiff.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Defendants shall forthwith take all necessary steps to tender payment of the

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attached invoice to Dr. Mannis;

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2. Dr. Mannis shall submit any future bill for services directly to defendants by
mailing a copy to counsel for defendants; and

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3. If defendants fail to timely pay any bill, Dr. Mannis may seek this court’s
assistance.
DATED: November 6, 2017.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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