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Nature of Suit Code: 535
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARVIN PETE WALKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

RON DAVIS, et al. 

Defendants.

Case No. 94-cv-01997-PJH

ORDER MODIFYING JUNE 10, 2016

ORDER RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

FOR REMAINING CLAIMS

Re: Dkt. No. 247

On June 10, 2016, the Court adopted the parties' proposed briefing schedule for Petitioner's 

penalty phase claims. ECF Doc. No. 247. The Court now MODIFIES the June 10, 2016 Order 

as follows: 

(1) On or before March 17, 2017, Petitioner must file his Opening Brief regarding 

(A) his claim for ineffective assistance of counsel at the penalty phase, claims 2A, 

2E, and 2F1; 

(B) those procedurally defaulted claims for which Petitioner contends that cause 

and prejudice due to ineffective assistance of counsel should excuse the procedural default,

claims 16, 19B(e), 19B(f), 19B(aa), and 19B(cc); and

(C) all remaining claims, which the court determines are claims 212and 22.

(2) On or before May 15, 2017, Respondent must file an Opposition.

 

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The court acknowledges Petitioner’s consistent and continuing objection to any and all division 

of his claims into "sub-claims" by the State and this Court. See ECF Doc. No. 156 at 10-11 (citing 

Harris v. Wood, 64 F.3d 1432, 1438 (9th Cir. 1995) ("[P]rejudice may result from the cumulative 

impact of multiple deficiencies.") The reference to sub-parts of claims above does not waive that 

objection and is provided solely for ease of reference. 

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The claim 21 argument in ECF Doc. No. 236 shall be treated as Petitioner's Opening Brief for 

that claim. Petitioner may not re-argue claim 21 in his next Opening Brief, but may address any 

argument by Respondent in his Reply brief. 

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(3) On or before June 30, 2017, Petitioner must file a Reply. 

The Court has already disposed of claim 2D (see ECF Doc. No. 245) and will not entertain 

any more briefing on that claim. The portion of the June 10, 2016 Order relating to claim 2D is 

therefore VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 27, 2017

HON. PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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