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Nature of Suit Code: 535
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Ptn for Writ of H/C - Stay of Execution

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD LOUIS ARNOLD PHILLIPS,

Petitioner,

v.

KEVIN CHAPPEL, as Warden of San Quentin 

State Prison,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:92-cv-05167 AWI-SAB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER UNSEALING DOCUMENTS 294-

297 AND 302 FILED IN SUPPORT OF 

PETITIONER’S APPLICATION FOR CJA 

FUNDING 

This case was closed on June 12, 2013 following entry judgment granting in part 

Petitioner’s writ of habeas corpus. 

On April 22, 2015, Petitioner, acting pro se, filed a motion for reconsideration of U.S. 

Senior District Judge Anthony Ishii’s April 9, 2015 order regarding Petitioner’s July 11, 2014 

request relating to copies of court documents filed under seal in this proceeding. 

On April 28, 2015, Judge Ishii issued an order construing Petitioner’s motion for 

reconsideration as an original request for copies of sealed court documents, and assigning the

matter to the undersigned. 

On May 1, 2015, the undersigned ordered that, by not later than May 18, 2015, 

Petitioner’s counsel to show cause why the noted documents should not be released from seal for 

Petitioner’s use in separate proceedings (ECF No. 359). Counsel was specifically advised 

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therein that failure to timely respond shall waive any objection to releasing the documents from 

seal. The May 18, 2015 deadline passed without counsel responding to the order to show cause. 

Accordingly, for good cause shown and in light of the waiver of objection by Petitioner’s 

counsel by virtue of her failure to respond to the order to show cause, it is HEREBY ORDERED 

that: 

1. Petitioner’s April 22, 2015 request for sealed court documents (ECF No. 357) is 

GRANTED such that the following documents are released from seal for 

Petitioner’s use in separate proceedings: 

i. A request for funding, consisting of four pages (ECF No. 294),

ii. An order regarding the budget for phase III, consisting of three

pages (ECF No. 295),

iii. A declaration of Petitioner’s counsel in support of funding, 

consisting of three pages (ECF No. 296),

iv. An amendment to the budget with supporting declaration of 

Petitioner’s counsel, consisting of five pages (ECF No. 297), and

v. An order denying amendment to the phase V budget, consisting of 

three pages (ECF No. 302). 

2. The Court Clerk is directed to provide Petitioner with a copy of each of 

the above documents at no cost to Petitioner.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 20, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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