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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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Order on Mehtani Depo. -1- Osband v. Warden, CIV S-97-0152 WBS KJM

DANIEL BRODERICK, Bar #89424

Federal Defender

TIVON SCHARDL, Fla. Bar #73016

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: 916-498-6666

E-mail: Tim_Schardl@fd.org

TIM BROSNAN, Bar #75938

2626 Harrison Street

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: 510-839-9320

Attorneys for Petitioner

LANCE IAN OSBAND

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LANCE IAN OSBAND,

 

 Petitioner, 

v.

WARDEN, San Quentin State Prison,

 Respondent.

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NO. CIV-S-97-0152 WBS KJM

CAPITAL CASE

ORDER EXPANDING RECORD TO INCLUDE

DEPOSITION OF JANAK K. MEHTANI, M.D.

In its order on Petitioner’s motion for evidentiary hearing, the Court granted a limited

hearing on Claim 5 of the Amended Petition. The Court directed that testimony would be taken from

Janak K. Mehtani, M.D., the psychiatrist whom the trial judge appointed prior to trial for the purpose of

evaluating Petitioner’s competence. Order filed 5/11/2005 (Doc. 169) at 23. The parties and the Court

subsequently agreed that Dr. Mehtani’s testimony would be taken by deposition. See Order filed 6/14/06

(Doc. 270) at 3:1-3. 

After the deposition was taken, Petitioner moved to expand the record with the transcript

and the exhibits attached thereto. The State did not object to the transcript and exhibits being made part of

the record, on condition that the word “incompetent” on page 86, line 1, be corrected to read “competent,”

and that the word “irrationally” on page 86, line 14, be corrected to read “rationally.” Petitioner initially

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objected to the correction, then withdrew his objection after the court reporter stated the words had been

transcribed incorrectly.

With those two corrections, the Court hereby makes the deposition transcript and the

exhibits thereto part of the record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2007.

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