McCowan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIMOTHY RAY BAKER, No. 2:15-cv-00248-TLN-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. MACOMBER, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Timothy Ray Baker’s (“Plaintiff”) motion titled “Motion for Court’s Assistance in Obtaining the Attendance of an Inmate Witness at Trial,” which the Court construes as a Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Testificandum. (ECF No. 159.) Also before the Court is Plaintiff’s Request for a Court-appointed neutral medical expert witness. (ECF No. 160.) This is the third time the Court will address this request; Plaintiff’s past requests were denied. (See ECF No. 34 at 4; ECF No. 158.) For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiff’s Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Testificandum is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s Motion for a Court-Appointed Neutral Medical Expert Witness is DENIED. / / / / / / I. RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated…