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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESSICA HOLMES,

Petitioner,

v.

DEBORAH K. JOHNSON, Warden,

Respondent.

No. 2:11-cv-2710 JKS KJN P (TEMP)

ORDER

Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding through counsel, with a petition for a writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. An evidentiary hearing is scheduled in this matter 

on August 22, 2016, on petitioner’s claim that her trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance 

during the plea bargain process. 

On July 29, 2016, petitioner filed a motion requesting permission to conduct the 

deposition of Steve White, the state court judge who presided over petitioner’s trial. After a 

review of the motion, the court does not find good cause to order the discovery sought by 

petitioner. The motion reflects that Judge White informed petitioner’s current counsel that all of 

his communications with petitioner were in “open court, in the presence of all counsel and on the 

record.” ECF No. 79 at 3. Thus, whether or not petitioner was informed by the trial judge that 

she faced a sentence of life without parole will appear on the state court record. The undersigned 

expects the relevant record to be filed by the parties in connection with the evidentiary hearing. 

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The August 22, 2016 date set for that hearing is hereby confirmed.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that petitioner’s motion requesting permission to conduct 

the deposition of Hon. Steve White (ECF No. 79) is denied.

Dated: August 2, 2016

KJN:holmes2710.o(3);dmou8(2)

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