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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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JAMES S. THOMSON

California SBN 79658

Attorney and Counselor at Law

819 Delaware Street 

Berkeley, California 94710

Telephone: (510) 525-9123

Facsimile: (510) 525-9124

JOLIE LIPSIG

Attorney at Law

California SBN 104644

1006 4th St., Suite 301

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 443-6995

Facsimile: (916) 443-7081

Attorneys for Petitioner

WILLIAM A. PROCTOR

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM A. PROCTOR, ) No. CIV-S-96-1401 RBB CMK

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Petitioner, ) DEATH PENALTY CASE

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v. ) APPLICATION AND ORDER

) FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

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ROBERT L. AYERS, Warden of )

California State Prison at San Quentin, )

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Respondent. )

_____________________ ____________)

This Court issued an under-seal Budget Order on January 22, 2008. A request for

reconsideration of this order is currently due by April 5, 2008, or the order will become final. 

Local Rule 72-303(b). Counsel have been granted one previous extension of time to file a request

for reconsideration.

Petitioner, by and through his counsel, hereby requests a thirty (30) day extension of time,

or until May 5, 2008 in which to seek reconsideration of the January 22, 2008 Order.

The extension of time is necessary for the following reasons:

1. The Budget Order is 42 pages long and it was followed by a supplemental order

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that addressed matters not covered in the original order as well as corrected the numerous tables

set forth in the original. In addition, counsel requested and have now obtained recordings of two

ex parte budget conferences between this Court and counsel which are relevant to their request for

reconsideration. One of these conferences was over 3 hours long. 

2. Counsel have reviewed the recordings of the budget conferences and the Budget

Order and conducted preliminary research relevant to procedural and substantive matters, but are

still in the process of determining the appropriate scope of their request for reconsideration. 

Additional time is required so that counsel can consult with Federal Resource Counsel and

complete their research in order to make a reasoned decision how best to proceed without

jeopardizing petitioner’s rights.

3. Both Mr. Thomson and Ms. Lipsig have significant obligations in this, and other

cases, that prevent them from devoting full time to preparing the request for reconsideration. 

4. This request for an extension of time will not delay the remainder of the

proceedings or the briefing schedule established by this Court in its January 28, 2008 scheduling

order. Counsel are proceeding with the matters scheduled by this Court while awaiting a final

ruling on their Phase III Budget.

For all the reasons stated above, petitioner requests that he be granted an additional thirty

(30) days, to and including May 5, 2008, in which to seek reconsideration of the January 22, 2008

Budget Order. 

DATED: March 31, 2008

Respectfully submitted,

/s/JAMES S. THOMSON

/s/ JOLIE LIPSIG

Attorneys for Petitioner

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 4, 2008

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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