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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

DANIEL LEE WHALEN, 

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN, California State Prison at San 

Quentin, 

Respondent.

Case No. 1:14-cv-01865-LJO-SAB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE

(ECF No. 20)

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT’S 

COUNSEL TO SUBMIT CASE 

EVALUATION FORM BY NOT LATER 

THAN NOON ON MAY 21, 2015

ORDER SETTING TELEPHONIC CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

Date: May 26, 2015

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Courtroom: Department 9

Judge: Hon. Stanley A. Boone

Before the Court is Respondent counsel’s May 13, 2015 corrected response to the 

Court’s May 11, 2015 order to show cause re monetary sanctions. In it Deputy Attorney 

General Catherine Tennant Nieto attests to her inadvertent failure to respond to the Court’s 

orders. She represents that Petitioner’s counsel, Assistant Federal Defender Brian Abbington, 

incurred no costs as a result thereof. 

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The Court accepts Ms. Nieto’s explanation and representations, but admonishes her 

lack of attentiveness. Any further occurrence will be closely reviewed. 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The May 11, 2015 order to show cause (ECF No. 20) is DISHCARGED, 

2. Respondent’s counsel is directed to complete the Confidential Case Evaluation 

Form attached as Appendix B to the Fresno Attorney Guide to Case 

Management and Budgeting in Capital Habeas Cases, (hereinafter the 

“Attorney Guide”), which is posted on the Court’s web-page (see Attorney 

Guide, ¶ 44), and to submit it to the Court confidentially, filed under seal by emailing to the Court’s Approved Sealed@ e-mail address, 

ApprovedSealed@caed.uscourts.gov, by not later than noon on Thursday, May 

21, 2015, and 

3. The initial Case Management Conference is set for Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 

3:00 p.m., and will be held telephonically. Counsel are directed to contact the 

Court’s Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Ms. Mamie Hernandez, to obtain the 

teleconference code. The purpose of the initial CMC will be to discuss the status 

of record assembly and review by Petitioner’s counsel, case complexity, an 

approximate date for the Warden to lodge the state record, the one-year statute 

of limitations, the scheduling of a second CMC, and any other matters the 

parties wish to discuss together with the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 14, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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