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Nature of Suit Code: 535
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Case No. 5-6-cv-1793-JF-RS

ORDER RESCHEDULING HEARING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT

(DPSAGOK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

James E. TILTON, Secretary of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation;

Robert L. Ayers Jr., Warden of San Quentin State

Prison; and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of

California,

 Defendants.

Case Number 5-6-cv-1793-JF-RS

DEATH-PENALTY CASE

ORDER RESCHEDULING HEARING

ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

DISMISS FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Defendants have noticed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s first amended complaint to be

heard on September 21, 2007. Defendants seek dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. In the

alternative, Defendants seek dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) for

lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because Plaintiff’s claims are not ripe for judicial decision.

In its order following the joint status conference held on June 1, 2007, in the abovecaptioned action and the related case of Morales v. Tilton, Nos. 5-6-cv-219-JF-RS & 5-6-cv-926-

JF-RS, the Court directed that “[c]ounsel shall contact the Court’s Death Penalty Staff Attorney

to whom these actions are assigned to schedule hearing dates with respect to any motions to

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Case No. 5-6-cv-1793-JF-RS

ORDER RESCHEDULING HEARING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT 

(DPSAGOK)

dismiss. . . . The Court will hold an evidentiary hearing with respect to Defendants’ submission

[of a revised lethal-injection protocol] on October 1 and 2, 2007.” (Doc. No. 62 at 2.)

The Court believes that the evidentiary hearing is likely to assist the Court in its

consideration of the issues that Defendants raise in their motion. Accordingly, and good cause

therefor appearing, the Court hereby reschedules the hearing on Defendants’ motion to 2:00 p.m.

on October 26, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 19, 2007 __________________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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