TORRES-RUIZ v. U.S. DIST. COURT FOR S.D. OF CAL.

No. 97-70719.

120 F.3d 933 (1997)

Martin TORRES-RUIZ; Rafael Machado-Triana, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondents. United States of America, Mariano Rosales-Alvarez, Real Parties in Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Kilpatrick, Solano Beach, CA, for petitioners.

Bruce R. Castetter, Daniel E. Butcher, Assistant United States Attorneys, San Diego, CA, for United States of America, real party in interest.

Paula J. Notari, Federal Defenders of San Diego, San Diego, CA, for Mariano Rosales-Alvarez, real party in interest.

Before GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.


Submitted to Motions Panel June 28, 1997.*

PER CURIAM:

Petitioners Martin Torres-Ruiz and Rafael Machado-Triana have filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this court order the district court to schedule the taking of their videotaped depositions under 18 U.S.C. § 3144. For the reasons stated below, the petition is granted.

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