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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN MICHAEL BEAMES,

Petitioner,

v.

RON DAVIS, Warden of San Quentin State

Prison,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:10-cv-01429-DAD-SAB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S 

REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER 

SEAL 

(Doc. No. 211)

Before the Court is respondent’s July 1, 2016 notice of request to file under seal (i) a 

request to seal documents, and (ii) a post-hearing brief on claim 11. Respondent states that the 

post-hearing brief should be sealed because it refers to confidential documents covered by the 

court’s October 29, 2015 sealing order relating to a “Confidential 987 Transcript.” (See Doc.

No. 145.)

Respondent has served petitioner with the documents proposed for sealing. Petitioner has 

not opposed respondent’s sealing request and the time for doing so has passed. See Local Rule 

141(c). 

Accordingly, for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that respondent’s request for 

a sealing order (Doc. No. 211) is GRANTED as follows: 

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to file under seal respondent’s (i) request to seal 

documents totaling two (2) pages, and (ii) post-hearing brief on claim 11 totaling 

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seventy-two (72) pages,

2. The foregoing documents and the information therein constitute confidential 

information which shall not be disclosed, in whole or part, to any person other 

than the court and court staff and individually named counsel for the parties for 

their use solely in connection with litigation of the habeas petition pending before 

this court, 

3. No publicly filed document shall include the above documents and/or the 

information therein unless authorized by the court to be filed under seal, and 

4. All provisions of this order shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of 

this habeas corpus proceeding and specifically shall apply in the event of a retrial 

of all or any portion of petitioner’s criminal case, except that either party 

maintains the right to request modification or vacation of this order upon entry of 

final judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 14, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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