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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 

Charles Bradley Rienhardt,

Petitioner, 

v. 

Charles L. Ryan, et al., 

Respondents.

No. CV-03-00290-TUC-DCB

ORDER 

 Pending before the Court is Charles Rienhardt’s Stipulation for Order Allowing 

Confidential Contact Visit with Petitioner (Doc. 232). Mr. Rienhardt’s counsel and 

counsel for the Arizona Department of Corrections (“ADC”) have stipulated to the terms 

of the Order Allowing a Confidential Contact Visit between Mr. Rienhardt and Dr. Joette 

James, a neuropsychologist retained by Mr. Rienhardt’s counsel. 

 Mr. Rienhardt, through counsel, has requested that ADC allow Dr. James to have a 

confidential contact visit with Mr. Rienhardt to gather information necessary for the 

preparation of Mr. Rienhardt’s pleadings before this Court. Mr. Rienhardt, a death row 

inmate, is currently housed in Browning Unit, a maximum security prison facility located 

in the Arizona State Prison Complex, Eyman, in Florence, Arizona. Because of the 

nature of the prisoners housed in this facility, Browning Unit has a no-contact-visit policy 

absent a court order. The Ninth Circuit has held that ADC’s non-contact visitation policy 

at its high security prisons is rationally related to its legitimate penological concerns. 

Casey v. Lewis, 4 F.3d 1516, 1523 (9th Cir. 1993) (“The ADOC policy is a reasonable 

response to the legitimate institutional concerns posed by full contact visitation: 

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prevention of escape, assault, hostage-taking, and the introduction of contraband.”). Dr. 

James confirms that contact visits are necessary to conduct the evaluation. Mr. 

Rienhardt, through counsel, acknowledges that ADC has a legitimate penological interest 

in requiring that any contact visit be conditioned on the following security measures. To 

assist this Court in determining the extent of the visitation/examination, as well as to 

protect ADC’s interest in securing its prisons, the limitations on the visit are listed below. 

IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s Stipulation for Order Allowing Contact Visit 

between Charles Rienhardt and Dr. Joette James (Doc. 232) is GRANTED. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Dr. James be permitted to have a confidential 

contact visit with Charles Rienhardt for neuropsychological evaluation under the 

following terms: 

 1. Visitation shall take place on December 11, 2015, from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

 2. Mr. Rienhardt’s counsel affirms that she made advance arrangements with the 

Warden at Arizona State Prison - Eyman Complex Browning Unit, or a designee, to 

schedule the visit for that day. 

 3. Mr. Rienhardt’s counsel affirms that the Warden, through his staff, has agreed 

that Dr. James is permitted to bring the following: 1) test stimulus materials, response 

sheets and booklets; 2) paper, pens, pencils, and markers; and 3) a laptop computer and 

CDs. The test materials will include a hand dynamometer, finger tapping machine, 1-

inch wooden blocks, small cards, a metal pegboard with small metal pegs, and a wooden 

board with three pegs and five wooden disks. The Warden, through his staff may require 

Dr. James to subject all instruments, equipment, manuals, and the like to an inspection 

and inventory before and/or after any meeting with Mr. Rienhardt. 

 4. If requested by Dr. James, the Warden, through his staff, shall remove 

handcuffs from Mr. Rienhardt so that Mr. Rienhardt may complete certain tests. ADC 

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may require Mr. Rienhardt to remain in leg irons and wear a stun belt during the meeting, 

subject to the discretion of the Warden or his designee. 

 5. Both Mr. Rienhardt and ADC recognize that Mr. Rienhardt’s decision not to 

contest ADC’s practice of using a stun belt on Mr. Rienhardt is due to the time 

constraints placed upon Mr. Rienhardt’s counsel and in no way constitutes a waiver of 

the “stun belt issue” in any future request for a contact visit in this case or in any other 

case. ADC’s willingness to stipulate hereto should not be considered a waiver of any 

aspect of ADOC’s non-contact visitation policy. 

 6. Dr. James will be required to wear all protective gear, including any protective 

vest and/or safety goggles provided by ADC. Dr. James will be allowed to wear a suit 

jacket over the protective vest. If requested, Dr. James shall be allowed to remove the 

protective vest and safety goggles if, in her opinion, the vest and/or the goggles interfere 

with the testing and evaluation of Mr. Rienhardt. 

 7. The meetings between Mr. Rienhardt and Dr. James shall be confidential and 

take place in a room that allows for privacy. The room in which the meetings take place 

shall have a door that remains closed during the meeting. The room may have windows 

which allow the Warden, through his staff, to observe the meeting. Dr. James shall sit in 

the chair closest to the door, and Mr. Rienhardt shall not go between her and the door 

without permission. The room in which the meetings take place shall have three chairs 

and a table no larger than three feet in width. 

 8. Dr. James shall be allowed to have physical contact with Mr. Rienhardt as is 

necessary to conduct testing. 

 9. Before being allowed the contact visit authorized herein, Dr. James shall certify 

in a written release to ADC that she has investigated and ascertained the risks to her 

personal safety associated with the visit as authorized by and under the circumstances 

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described in this order; that she agrees to assume those risks; that she releases and holds 

harmless ADC, the state of Arizona, and their officers and employees from any claim 

arising from death or injury associated with the risks assumed. However, such release 

shall not operate as a release of gross negligence on the part of ADC. 

 10. If not already cleared by the institution, Dr. James shall, without delay, submit 

her full name, date of birth, and social security number to ADC. In the event that she has 

had a prior arrest or conviction for any felony offense, she will not be permitted into the 

institution. 

 11. ADC’s willingness to stipulate to the contact visit referenced herein shall not 

be considered a waiver of any aspect of ADC’s non-contact visitation policy. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court forward a copy of this 

Order to counsel of record; and to Michael Gottfried, Assistant Attorney General, 

Arizona Department of Corrections, 1275 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007; and 

Warden Ron Credio, Arizona State Prison, Eyman Prison Complex, Browning Unit, 4374 

East Butte Avenue, Florence, Arizona 85132. 

 Dated this 17th day of November, 2015. 

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cc: Julie Hall, Esq. 

 Amy Armstrong, Esq. 

 Jacinda Ann Lanum, Assistant Attorney General 

 Michael Gottfried 

 Assistant Attorney General 

 Arizona Department of Corrections 

 1275 West Washington 

 Phoenix, AZ 85007 

 Warden Ron Credio 

 Arizona State Prison 

 Eyman Prison Complex, Browning Unit 

 4374 East Butte Avenue 

 Florence, Arizona 85132 

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