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GEHA v. PROSPER

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 2, 2008
Case No. 2:06-cv-0577 ALA (HC) (E.D. Cal. May. 2, 2008)

Opinion

Case No. 2:06-cv-0577 ALA (HC).

May 2, 2008


ORDER


On April 21, 2008, Petitioner filed an ex parte application to incur costs in preparation for the ordered May 20, 2008, evidentiary hearing. Specifically, counsel requests permission from this Court to retain an expert for the hearing pursuant to Title 18 Section 3006A(e)(1). A review of the ex parte application makes plain that "the services are necessary and the [Petitioner] is unable to obtain them." 18 U.S.C.A. § 3006A(e)(1).

Good cause shown, this Court HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. For confidentiality reasons, the Clerk of Court shall maintain the instant ex parte application for expert services under seal;
2. Petitioner's request to retain an expert for the aforementioned hearing is GRANTED; and
3. The cost to retain the expert shall not exceed $5000.


Summaries of

GEHA v. PROSPER

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 2, 2008
Case No. 2:06-cv-0577 ALA (HC) (E.D. Cal. May. 2, 2008)
Case details for

GEHA v. PROSPER

Case Details

Full title:JAY WILLIAM GEHA, Petitioner, v. KATHLEEN PROSPER, Warden Respondent

Court:United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: May 2, 2008

Citations

Case No. 2:06-cv-0577 ALA (HC) (E.D. Cal. May. 2, 2008)