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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAMIEN HALL,

Petitioner, No. C 09-5299 PJH

v.

ORDER CLARIFYING RELEASE 

PROCEDURES

VINCENT CULLEN, Acting Warden

of San Quentin State Prison,

Respondent.

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Earlier today, the court granted Hall’s motion for release following its July 29, 2010

grant of a conditional writ of habeas corpus. Because the petition for writ of habeas corpus

was filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by a state prisoner, the case bears a civil case

number. The case will continue to bear a civil case number, and any documents

associated with this case and Hall’s release shall bear that civil case number and contain

the designation “habeas case.”

 The court issues the instant order to clarify certain procedures relative to the

impending release. In today’s release order, the court required Hall’s counsel to present

Hall for the setting of release conditions on the first business day following his release on

the calendar of the duty Magistrate Judge in the Oakland Federal Courthouse. The court

noted that the duty Magistrate Judge for August is Judge Donna Ryu, who will set

appropriate conditions that will include at a minimum, a bond secured by a surety other

than Hall himself. Hall’s counsel is directed to contact Judge Ryu’s courtroom deputy for a

date and time of appearance. Hall’s counsel shall thereafter notify counsel for the

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respondent regarding the date and time of the hearing regarding Hall’s release conditions,

and counsel for respondent will be permitted to present argument regarding the appropriate

release conditions at the hearing. Additionally, consistent with this court’s practice with

respect to pretrial releasees, the Pretrial Services Office will interview Hall and his surety

and recommend appropriate conditions to assist Judge Ryu in setting appropriate

conditions.

Following that hearing, Hall will be supervised by the Pretrial Services Office as long

as this case is pending before this court and during the pendency of any appeal respondent

files with the Ninth Circuit. If respondent fails to file a notice of appeal by August 30, 2010,

Pretrial Services will continue to monitor Hall until such time as respondent chooses

whether to commence proceedings to re-try Hall in state court, which, pursuant to the

court’s July 29, 2010 order, is required to occur no later than October 27, 2010. 

If respondent chooses to re-try Hall, then at the time the initiating documents are

filed, the bond posted with this court shall be extinguished and Hall will no longer be

subjected to the conditions imposed by this court and/or supervised by Pretrial Services, as

Hall will then be returned to the custody of the state court and subject to that court’s

jurisdiction. Alternatively, if respondent chooses not to appeal this court’s order and not to

re-try Hall, then the bond posted before this court shall be extinguished, monitoring by this

court’s pretrial services will cease, and Hall will no longer be subject to any release

conditions. Counsel for respondent shall immediately notify this court when a decision is

made.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 6, 2010

______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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