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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN LEE HOLT,

Petitioner,

v.

VINCE CULLEN,

Respondent.

No. 1:97-cv-06210-DAD-SAB

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO FILE 

PRE-MARKED EXHIBITS UNDER SEAL 

AND ON PAPER

(Doc. No. 274)

On August 23, 2017, respondent filed a request for leave to file pre-marked exhibits on 

paper and under seal. (Doc. No. 274.) Pursuant to Local Rule 133(b)(1), an attorney may seek 

permission to file documents in paper format. If granted, the documents will then be scanned and 

entered into the official court record unless otherwise ordered by the assigned judge. 

Additionally, Local Rule 141 governs requests to file documents under seal. The court observes 

the exhibits in question are already subject to a protective order which requires any materials 

from petitioner’s trial counsel’s files disclosed during discovery to be kept confidential. (Doc. 

No. 138 at 7–8.) The court interprets the protective order issued by the previously assigned 

district judge to mean that these documents must be filed under seal in connection with the 

evidentiary hearing to be held in this action. The court finds there are compelling reasons to not 

allow public disclosure of trial counsels’ files here, and that sealing is therefore appropriate. 

Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2010).

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Therefore, the court grants respondent’s request to file pre-marked exhibits for the 

October 24, 2017 evidentiary hearing on paper. Additionally, compelling reasons appearing, 

these documents shall be filed under seal. Respondent shall submit these pre-marked exhibits to 

the Clerk’s Office in paper form. The Clerk’s Office will scan them pursuant to Local Rule 

133(b)(1) and place them on the court’s electronic docket under seal.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 25, 2017 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

1 Counsel are advised that future requests to seal documents in this action should be sent, along 

with the scanned versions of the documents to be sealed, to the court’s proposed orders e-mail 

box in accordance with Local Rule 141(b). 

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