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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

DANIEL LEE WHALEN, 

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN, California State Prison at San 

Quentin, 

Respondent.

Case No. 1:14-cv-01865-LJO-SAB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S 

REQUEST FOR SEALING ORDER 

(ECF No. 29)

Before the Court is Respondent’s July 29, 2015 request to (1) file under seal his 

Request to Seal Penal Code Section 987.9 documents, totaling two (2) pages, and [Proposed] 

Order Sealing Penal Code Section 987.9 documents, totaling one (1) page, and (2) lodge under 

seal Confidential Penal Code Section 987.9 documents contained in the Supplemental Clerk’s 

Transcript on Appeal, Volume I of I (pp.1-74), assigned place holder number “AG010660” in 

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the Index of state court records, lodged with the Court under conditional seal in paper format, 

totaling seventy-eight [78] pages. 

Respondent represents that the Penal Code Section 987.9 documents are confidential 

state court records, sealed in state proceedings, which should be protected from disclosure in 

this proceeding. Local Rule 141; California Penal Code Section 987.9(d). 

Respondent also represents that Petitioner has been served with copies of the above 

documents proposed for sealing. Petitioner has not opposed Respondent’s sealing request and 

the time for doing so has passed. Local Rule 141(c). 

Accordingly, for good cause shown, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent’s 

request for a sealing order (ECF No. 29) is GRANTED as follows: 

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to (1) file under seal Respondent’s Request to 

Seal Penal Code Section 987.9 documents, totaling two (2) pages, and a 

[Proposed] Order Sealing Penal Code Section 987.9 documents, totaling one (1) 

page, and (2) lodge under seal Confidential Penal Code Section 987.9 

documents contained in the Supplemental Clerk’s Transcript on Appeal, 

Volume I of I (pp.1-74), assigned place holder number “AG010660” in the 

Index of state court records, lodged with the Court under conditional seal in 

paper format, totaling seventy-eight [78] 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 

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

of final judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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