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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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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

PATRICK FITZGERALD CHIOINO,

Petitioner,

v.

SCOTT M. KERNAN, warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 06-932 MHP (pr)

ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING

On October 23, 2007, the court granted the habeas petition in this action and entered

judgment. The court found an Apprendi/Blakely error in the 22-year sentence imposed and

determined that petitioner's sentence had to be changed from 22 years to 18 years. The court

wrote: "Within 120 days of the date of this order, the State of California shall cause Chioino's

sentence in Monterey County Superior Court Case No. SS022872 to be fixed in accordance

with this order. This court leaves it to state officials to determine the appropriate procedure

to fix the unconstitutional sentence, i.e., whether state law requires that Chioino be resentenced or requires an amended abstract of judgment to correct the sentence or requires

correction in another way." Order Granting Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus, pp. 11-12. 

Respondent moved to alter or amend the judgment under Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 59(e). The court denied that motion on November 16, 2007. 

Respondent now moves for a stay pending appeal. Respondent argues that this court

erred in, among other things, the remedy it selected after finding an Apprendi/Blakely error. 

This court's consideration of the motion for a stay would be aided by learning what other

courts have done upon finding a non-harmless error under Apprendi, Blakely or

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Cunningham. Accordingly, no later than January 7, 2008, respondent may file and serve a

supplemental brief in which he cites to published cases in which the courts have addressed

the remedy to be employed after an error is found under Apprendi, Blakely, or Cunningham

in a habeas action filed by a state court prisoner. Petitioner must file and serve his

opposition to the motion for a stay pending appeal no later than January 14, 2008. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 2, 2008 

Marilyn Hall Patel

United States District Judge

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