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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

RICHARD JOHN VIEIRA, )

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Petitioner, )

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vs. )

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Eddie S. Ylst, as Acting Warden )

of San Quentin State Prison, )

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Respondent. )

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Case No. CIV. F-05-01492 OWW

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER RE: PHASE II CASE

MANAGEMENT PLAN

In an order filed under seal concurrently herewith, the Court has

provisionally approved a budget and case management plan for Phase II

of the present litigation. The budget materials were submitted to the

Court under seal by Petitioner Richard John Vieira (“Vieira”). Phase

II includes preparation of the federal petition, an anticipated

application to hold federal proceedings in abeyance pending litigation

of Vieira’s state post-conviction petition, the re-institution of

federal proceedings following state exhaustion, the filing of an

answer by Respondent Eddie Ylst, As Acting Warden of San Quentin State

Prison (the “State”), and a resolution of all exhaustion issues.

Counsel for Vieira estimates a total of four months of pre-petition

time (calculating backwards from the October 31, 2006 expiration of

the federal statute of limitations), an unknown number of months (or

years) of abeyance time during which the state petition will be

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pending before the California Supreme Court, and 12 months of

remaining post-petition time until the State files its answer, the

exhaustion status of the federal petition is resolved, and the matter

is at issue.

Because the proposed budget and case management plan is fully

documented and supported, the Court has not scheduled a case

management conference for Phase II of the litigation. If either or

both of the parties believe a case management conference would be

beneficial or necessary in this case, that party should contact the

Court to set a hearing. The Court is amenable to conducting a case

management conference in conjunction with a hearing on Vieira’s

anticipated motion for abeyance, if the parties so desire.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 18, 2006 

 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

 Oliver W. Wanger

United States District Judge

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