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Sylvester v. Cain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Sep 13, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-0219-FJP-DLD (M.D. La. Sep. 13, 2012)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-0219-FJP-DLD

09-13-2012

DAVID SYLVESTER (#342848) v. BURL CAIN, ET AL.


ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on the plaintiff's Motion for Outside Expert Witnesses, rec.doc.no. 90, pursuant to which he seeks to have the Court appoint an "outside set of experts," at government expense, to offset the potentially prejudicial effect of expert testimony which will be provided by employees of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The plaintiff is not entitled to the relief requested. See Choyce v. Velez, 465 Fed.Appx. 367 (5th Cir. 2012), citing Pedraza v. Jones, 71 F.3d 194 (5th Cir. 1995). If the plaintiff is able to incur the expense of retaining one or more experts to assist him before and during trial, he may do so. However, he will otherwise be limited to the use of his own testimony, to that of inmate witnesses, and to that of witnesses called by the defense and/or subpoenaed by the Court. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the plaintiff's Motion for Outside Expert Witnesses, rec.doc.no. 90, be and it is hereby DENIED.

Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 13, 2012.

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MAGISTRATE JUDGE DOCIA L. DALBY


Summaries of

Sylvester v. Cain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Sep 13, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-0219-FJP-DLD (M.D. La. Sep. 13, 2012)
Case details for

Sylvester v. Cain

Case Details

Full title:DAVID SYLVESTER (#342848) v. BURL CAIN, ET AL.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Sep 13, 2012

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-0219-FJP-DLD (M.D. La. Sep. 13, 2012)

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