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Nature of Suit Code: 535
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 

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FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

 FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TEOFILO MEDINA, Jr.,

 Petitioner - Appellant,

 v.

KEVIN CHAPPELL, Warden,

 Respondent - Appellee.

No. 09-99015

D.C. No. 2:94-CV-01892-RSWL

Central District of California, 

Los Angeles

ORDER

TEOFILO MEDINA, Jr.,

 Petitioner - Appellant,

 v.

R. K. WONG,

 Respondent - Appellee.

No. 09-99016

D.C. No. 2:97-CV-07062-RSWL

Central District of California, 

Los Angeles

Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge and WARDLAW and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

We sent the accompanying opinion for filing on Friday, March 20, 2015. 

On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, we received from Mr. Medina’s counsel a filing

entitled “Suggestion of Death” informing us of a press release indicating that Mr.

Medina had “died on the evening of March 22, 2015 from natural causes . . . .”

FILED

MAR 26 2015

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Because at all times when we made our decision and sent it for filing, the case was

not moot, we allowed it to be published in the ordinary course. However, we direct

the parties to file letter briefs within 14 days hereof addressing how best to proceed

with the opinion in light of Mr. Medina’s death. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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