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

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Case Nos. 5-6-cv-219-JF-RS, 5-6-cv-926-JF-RS, & 5-6-cv-1793-JF-RS

ORDER FOLLOWING STATUS CONFERENCE

(DPSAGOK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Michael Angelo MORALES,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

James E. TILTON, Secretary of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and

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

Prison,

 Defendants.

Case Number 5-6-cv-219-JF-RS

Case Number 5-6-cv-926-JF-RS

DEATH-PENALTY CASE

ORDER FOLLOWING STATUS

CONFERENCE

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PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

James E. TILTON, Secretary of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and

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

Prison,

 Defendants.

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

DEATH-PENALTY CASE

ORDER FOLLOWING STATUS

CONFERENCE

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The Court held a joint status conference in the above-captioned related actions on June 1,

2007. Having considered the comments and suggestions of counsel at the status conference, and

good cause therefor appearing, the Court grants Plaintiffs in each action leave to amend their

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Case Nos. 5-6-cv-219-JF-RS, 5-6-cv-926-JF-RS, & 5-6-cv-1793-JF-RS

ORDER FOLLOWING STATUS CONFERENCE 

(DPSAGOK)

respective complaints to reflect Defendants’ submission of May 15, 2007; any such amended

complaint shall be filed on or before July 2, 2007. Counsel 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 dismiss, motions to compel discovery, or other motions. The Court will hold

an evidentiary hearing with respect to Defendants’ submission on October 1 and 2, 2007.

In their submission, Defendants reported their decision to develop a new “dedicated

Lethal Injection Facility” at San Quentin State Prison. (Doc. No. 317-2 at 21.) Defendants

commenced construction of the new facility on March 5, 2007, even though the necessary

funding had not been authorized by the California Department of Finance or the California

Legislature, apparently because of a mistaken belief that this Court had ordered the construction. 

Findings of S. Public Safety Comm. Informational Hr’g on San Quentin Death Chamber, 

2007-08 Sess. (Cal. 2007); see also S. Public Safety Comm. Informational Hr’g: San Quentin

Death Chamber, 2007-08 Sess., at 26, Supp-5, Supp-8 (Cal. 2007) (emphasis omitted) (funding

requested in Defendants’ budget proposal because this “Court directed the creation of a separate

Lethal Injection Chamber”). Construction is currently “suspended pending authorization for

additional funding.” (Doc. No. 317-2 at 21.) In the event that construction of a new facility is

completed before the evidentiary hearing scheduled in the present order, a portion of the

evidentiary hearing will take place at San Quentin.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 6, 2007 __________________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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