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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Debra Jean Milke,

Petitioner, 

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Charles L. Ryan, et al.,

Respondents. 

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No. CV-98-00060-PHX-RCB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER

On May 15, 2013, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its mandate,

reversing this Court’s denial of habeas relief and remanding with instructions to grant a

conditional writ of habeas corpus. (Doc. 199.) The court of appeals further directed this

Court to order the State to provide Petitioner’s counsel with police personnel records

covering all years of service for Phoenix Police Detective Armando Saldate, Jr., including

records pertaining to any disciplinary or Internal Affairs investigations and records pertaining

to performance evaluations, prior to granting the conditional writ. Pursuant to the mandate

of the court of appeals,

IT IS ORDERED that within twenty-one (21) days of this Order, Respondents shall

(1) provide to Petitioner’s counsel all police personnel records covering all years of service

for Phoenix Police Detective Armando Saldate, Jr., including but not limited to records

pertaining to any disciplinary or Internal Affairs investigations and records pertaining to

performance evaluations; (2) file under seal with a copy to Petitioner’s counsel any police

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personnel records for Detective Saldate that Respondents believe are irrelevant under Brady

or Giglio; and (3) file a statement under oath from a relevant police official certifying that

all of Detective Saldate’s police personnel records have been disclosed and none has been

omitted, lost, or destroyed.

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any personnel records filed under seal and

contested by Respondents as irrelevant under Brady or Giglio shall be maintained by both

parties in a confidential manner. Such records may be used only by representatives for

Petitioner and Respondents in litigating their relevancy and shall not be disclosed to any

other persons, agencies, or entities without an order from this Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Respondents contest the relevancy of any of

Detective Saldate’s personnel records, Petitioner shall file a brief addressing the relevancy

of such records within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the sealed records from Respondents.

Respondents may file a reply within seven (7) days of the filing of Petitioner’s brief.

DATED this 29th day of May, 2013.

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