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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

JOHN LEE HOLT,

 Petitioner,

 v.

KEVIN CHAPPELL, Warden Of San Quentin 

State Prison,

 Respondent.

Case No. 1:97-cv-06210-AWI-SAB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER SCHEDULING EVIDENTIARY 

HEARING 

Date: March 14, 2016

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Courtroom: 9

Judge: Stanley A. Boone

(Estimated 1 Week Hearing)

ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE

Date: June 16, 2015

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Courtroom: 9

Judge: Stanley A. Boone

On December 1, 1998, Petitioner filed his fully exhausted petition. After briefing by both 

parties, Petitioner filed a motion for an evidentiary hearing on March 1, 2001. On March 30, 

2004, the Court bifurcated proceedings between guilt and penalty phases and ordered a limited 

evidentiary hearing on guilt phase claims 9 (lack of juror impartiality and implied bias - juror 

Billy Ross), 11 (mental competency), 12 (ineffective assistance of counsel - mental competency), 

13 (ineffective assistance of counsel - mental state defenses), 14 (ineffective assistance of 

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counsel - calling Petitioner to testify), 15 (ineffective assistance of counsel and trial court error -

lesser included instructions for rape) and 16 (ineffective assistance of counsel - failure to 

investigate rape). The Court held in reserve the remaining claims for which an evidentiary 

hearing was requested, i.e., claims 19, 21, 22, 32, 33, 41 and 43. 

On November 21, 2008, the Court stayed proceedings pursuant to Rohan ex rel. Gates v. 

Woodford, 334 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2003), pending Petitioner’s restoration to mental competence. 

The Gates stay was lifted, effective January 8, 2013, when the Supreme Court filed its opinion in 

Ryan v. Gonzales, ___ U.S. ___, 133 S. Ct. 696 (2013). This Court, on November 15, 2013, 

ordered reinstitution of preparations for the limited evidentiary hearing. 

An interim telephonic case management conference was held on March 17, 2015, during 

which the parties addressed matters pertaining to the anticipated limited evidentiary hearing. 

Counsel Robert Myers and Jennifer Mann appeared for Petitioner and Counsel Sean McCoy 

appeared for Respondent. 

At the conclusion of the case management conference, Respondent’s counsel was excused 

and the conference continued ex parte with counsel for Petitioner for a discussion of budgetary

issues. 

It is HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The limited evidentiary hearing is set for March 14, 2016, at 8:30 a.m., in 

Department 9, before the undersigned. 

2. Petitioner’s merits brief for claim 9 is due not later than July 17, 2015; 

Respondent’s brief in response is due not later than November 16, 2015; Petitioner’s brief in 

reply is due not later than December 31, 2015. 

3. The parties’ simultaneous merits briefs for claims 11 through 16 are due on or

before February 29, 2016. 

4. A telephonic status conference regarding the limited evidentiary hearing is set for 

June 16, 2015, at 8:30 a.m., in Department 9, before the undersigned. The parties should be 

prepared to update the Court on claim briefing, and to discuss scheduling of expert and witness 

disclosure, discovery, in limine motions, submission of a supplemental joint prehearing 

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statement, submission of proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and submission of 

exhibits. The parties shall meet and confer on all these issues and file a joint status conference 

statement of their respective positions, including areas of stipulated agreement and continuing 

disagreement, by not later than June 9, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 19, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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