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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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ROBERT M. MYERS, State Bar No. 66957

Newman.Aaronson.Vanaman

14001 Ventura Boulevard

Sherman Oaks, California 91423

(818) 990-7722; FAX (818) 501-1306

DANIEL J. BRODERICK, State Bar No. 89424

Federal Defender

JENNIFER M. COREY, State Bar. No. 215737

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

(916) 498-6666; FAX (916) 498-6656

Attorneys for Petitioner John Lee Holt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN LEE HOLT, )

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Petitioner, )

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vs. )

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ROBERT L. AYERS, JR., as Warden )

of the California State Prison at )

San Quentin, )

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Respondent. )

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CASE NO. 1:97-cv-6210 AWI

Death Penalty Case

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Petitioner JOHN LEE HOLT and Respondent ROBERT L. AYERS, Jr., as Warden of the

California State Prison at San Quentin, by and through their counsel of record, stipulate that a

Protective Order may be entered by the Court as follows:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the results of the competency examination of petitioner

John Lee Holt and any information obtained in connection with the examination by Dr. Roderick

Ponath, M.D., shall be used for the determination of the Mr. Holt’s current competency and for no

other purpose. Disclosure of the contents of the Dr. Ponath’s report shall not be made by petitioner

or respondent to any other persons or agencies, including any other law enforcement or prosecutorial

personnel or agencies. No statement made by Mr. Holt in the course of the competency evaluation,

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no testimony by Dr. Ponath based upon any such statement, and no other fruits of any such statement

shall be offered or admitted into evidence by or against Mr. Holt on any issue other than Mr. Holt’s

current competency. This order shall continue in effect after the conclusion of the habeas corpus

proceedings and specifically shall apply in connection with all state court proceedings including a

retrial of all or any portion of petitioner's criminal case. Any testimony in this proceeding in which

Dr. Ponath’s report is referred to shall be held in such a way that the contents of the report shall

remain confidential and are not disclosed to any persons but the parties, the court, and necessary

court personnel. Such testimony may be subject to disclosure beyond the limitations stated in this

order only upon a prior determination by the Court that specific, identified information is not

protected. Such determination shall be made only after petitioner or respondent serves a motion

providing notice of the specific information it contends is not protected, and the other party is given

an opportunity to object to the use or disclosure of the information.

DATE: September 5, 2008

NEWMAN.AARONSON.VANAMAN

DANIEL J. BRODERICK, Federal Defender

JENNIFER M. COREY, Assistant Federal Defender

By /s/ Robert M. Myers 

 ROBERT M. MYERS

Attorneys for Petitioner John Lee Holt

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

By: /s/ Peter Thompson 

Peter Thompson, Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Respondent

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 5, 2008 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

 Anthony W. Ishii

United States District Judge

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