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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE ARNALDO RODRIGUES, 

Petitioner,

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VINCE CULLEN, Acting Warden of California

State Prison at San Quentin,

Respondent. 

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No. C 96-1831 CW 

ORDER

The Court has received and reviewed Petitioner’s most recent status report regarding his

Atkins proceedings in the state courts. Petitioner informs the Court that his state habeas corpus

petition has been granted, with a finding that Petitioner is mentally retarded within the meaning

of Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) (holding that execution of the mentally retarded

violates the Eighth Amendment). As a result, the state court vacated Petitioner’s sentence of

death and sentenced petitioner to life without the possibility of parole. 

Because the state court decision does not fully resolve Petitioner’s federal habeas

petition pending in this Court, Petitioner has requested a status conference. The Court finds that

a status conference is not necessary at this juncture of the proceedings. 

Instead, Petitioner and Respondent are ORDERED to meet and confer, and to file joint

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or separate statements informing the Court what remains to be decided in this matter and how

the parties propose to proceed, within sixty days of the date of this order. If a status conference

is warranted, the Court will inform the parties. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 5/6/2010

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CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE ARNALDO RODRIGUES, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

VINCE CULLEN, Acting Warden of

California State Prison at San Quentin,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV96-01831 CW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 6, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

California Appellate Project

California Appellate Project

Federal Court Docketing

101 Second Street

Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94105

Habeas Corpus Resource Center

Habeas Corpus Resource Center

303 Second Street, Suite 400 South

San Francisco, CA 94107

Jose Arnaldo Rodrigues

CSP-Tamal

CA State Prison-San Quentin

Tamal, CA 94974

Dated: May 6, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Nikki Riley, Deputy Clerk 

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