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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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Order Appt’g Co-counsel -1- Osband v. Stokes, CIV S-97-0152 WBS KJM

QUIN DENVIR, Bar #49374

Federal Defender

TIM SCHARDL, Fla. Bar #73016

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-6666

Attorneys for Petitioner

LANCE IAN OSBAND

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LANCE IAN OSBAND,

 

 Petitioner, 

v.

JAMES STOKES, Acting Warden, San

Quentin State Prison,

 Respondent.

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NO. CIV-S-97-0152 WBS KJM

CAPITAL CASE

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL

COUNSEL UNDER 18 U.S.C. § 848(q)

Petitioner has filed a motion requesting the appointment of co-counsel to represent him in

these proceedings. Specifically, Petitioner, through the Federal Defender, has requested the appointment

of attorney Tim Brosnan, who represented Petitioner on direct appeal and in state habeas corpus

proceedings. Mr. Brosnan has been deemed qualified by the selection committee.

Congress has given persons sentenced to death by state courts the right to counsel in federal

habeas corpus proceedings. 21 U.S.C. § 848(q). Although the Federal Defender has been representing

Petitioner, this Court has appointed prior state-court counsel to represent other capital habeas corpus

petitioners. See, e.g., Coddington v. Warden, CIV-01-1290-MCE-GGH-P; Holt v. Warden, CIV-97-6210-

AWI-P; Riel v. Warden, CIV-01-0507-LKK-KJM-P; Sanchez v. Warden, CIV-98-0180-AWI-P.

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Order Appt’g Co-counsel -2- Osband v. Stokes, CIV S-97-0152 WBS KJM

The Court finds GOOD CAUSE for appointing Mr. Brosnan to act as co-counsel for

Petitioner. Therefore, Petitioner’s motion is GRANTED.

Tim Brosnan, State Bar No. 75938, is hereby appointed co-counsel for Petitioner.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2005.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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