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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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ROBERT M. MYERS, Bar #66957

Newman.Aaronson.Vanaman

14001 Ventura Boulevard

Sherman Oaks, California 91423

Telephone: (818) 990-7722

Facsimile: (818) 501-1306

E-mail: rmmyers@ix.netcom.com

JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, Bar #87692

Acting Federal Defender

JENNIFER MANN, Bar #215737

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-6666

Facsimile: (916) 498-6656

E-mail: jennifer_mann@fd.org

Attorneys for Intervenor

JOHN LEE HOLT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL C. BOLIN,

Petitioner,

v.

KEVIN CHAPPELL, Warden,

San Quentin State Prison,

Respondent.

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NO. 1:99-cv-05279-LJO

STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING

JOHN LEE HOLT’S MOTION 

TO INTERVENE

Intervenor, JOHN LEE HOLT, Petitioner, PAUL BOLIN, and Respondent, Warden KEVIN

CHAPPELL, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

1. On February 8, 2013, Mr. Holt moved to intervene in Petitioner Bolin’s case,

pursuant to Rule 24, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for the limited purpose of asserting his attorneyclient privilege and work product protection during the testimony of Charles Soria, Howard Varinsky and

Bruce Binns at the evidentiary hearing scheduled for March 18, 2013, and in any other proceeding in this

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case in which such assertion may be necessary. Mot. Intervene at 1 (Doc. 318).

2. In its Order dated February 22, 2013, this Court directed the parties or Mr. Holt to

prepare and file a stipulation and proposed order concerning Mr. Holt’s intervention by March 4, 2013. 

Doc. 322.

3. The parties and Intervenor agree and stipulate that Mr. Holt’s counsel should be

permitted to intervene at the evidentiary hearing for the limited purpose of asserting Mr. Holt’s attorneyclient privilege and work product protection during the testimony of Charles Soria, Howard Varinsky and

Paul Strand.1

4. Counsel for Respondent, Deputy Attorney General Rachelle Newcomb, and counsel

for Petitioner, Brian Abbington, have authorized the undersigned to electronically sign this stipulation on

their behalf.

Dated: February 26, 2013

Respectfully submitted,

ROBERT M. MYERS

JOSEPH SCHLESINGER

Acting Federal Defender

/s/ Jennifer Mann 

JENNIFER M. MANN

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorneys for Intervenor

JOHN LEE HOLT

Dated: February 25, 2013 JOSEPH SCHLESINGER

Acting Federal Defender

/s/ Brian Abbington (as authorized 02/25/13)

BRIAN ABBINGTON

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorneys for Petitioner

PAUL C. BOLIN

Mr. Holt did not include Paul Strand in his Motion to Intervene. Respondent indicated an 1

intention to question trial counsel Soria and Mr. Strand about discussions between Soria and Strand in the

Holt case. Respondent’s Response to Minute Order at 4-5 (Doc. 321).

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Dated: February 26, 2013 KAMALA HARRIS

Attorney General

/s/ Rachelle A. Newcomb (as authorized 02/26/13)

RACHELLE A. NEWCOMB

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Respondent

KEVIN CHAPPELL

ORDER

By the stipulation of the parties and for good cause shown, John Lee Holt’s motion to intervene

is GRANTED. Mr. Holt’s counsel may be present and participate at the evidentiary hearing for the limited

purpose of asserting Mr. Holt’s attorney-client privilege and work product protection during the testimony

of Charles Soria, Howard Varinsky and Paul Strand.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 27, 2013 

 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

Lawrence J. O’Neill

 United States District Judge

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