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Nature of Suit Code: 535
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JORGE CONTRERAS,

Petitioner,

v.

RONALD DAVIS, Warden of San Quentin 

State Prison,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01523-AWI-SAB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED 

REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER 

SEAL

(Doc. No. 32)

Before the Court is Petitioner’s March 3, 2020 request, by and through appointed cocounsel Brian Pomerantz and Ken Murray, to file ex parte and under seal his separately 

submitted: (i) Request to seal documents, (ii) Objections to the Guide to Case Management and 

Budgeting in Capital Habeas Cases in the Fresno Division of the Eastern District of California, 

and (iii) Proposed order on the sealing request. Petitioner states the documents proposed for 

sealing relate solely to confidential and privileged budgetary, attorney-client and work product

matters. 

Petitioner’s Counsel represent that counsel for Respondent does not oppose the instant 

request. (Doc. No. 32 at 2.) The record reflects that no opposition has been received and the 

time for submitting opposition has expired. Local Rule 141(c). 

The Court has reviewed the request and the noted separately submitted documents and 

finds good cause to grant the request. 

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Accordingly, 

1. Petitioner’s request is GRANTED, the Clerk of the Court is directed to file ex 

parte and under seal, with service upon only counsel for Petitioner, Brian 

Pomerantz and Ken Murray: (i) The request to seal documents totaling five (5) 

pages, (ii) The Objections to the Guide to Case Management and Budgeting in 

Capital Habeas Cases in the Fresno Division of the Eastern District of California

totaling thirteen (13) pages, and (iii) The proposed order on the sealing request 

totaling one (1) page,

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 Petitioner’s counsel for 

their use solely in connection with litigation of the habeas corpus proceeding 

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 may 

request modification or vacation of this order upon entry of final judgment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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