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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CURTIS LEE ERVIN, ) CASE NO. CV 00-1228 LHK

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Petitioner, ) DEATH PENALTY CASE

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v. )

 ) ORDER

RON DAVIS, Acting Warden, )

California State Prison at San Quentin, )

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Respondent. ) )

This case was transferred from Judge Wilken to the undersigned Judge on January 7, 2015.

Respondent’s motion for summary judgment, (ECF Doc. No. 213), and petitioner’s opposition and

cross-motion for evidentiary hearing, (ECF Doc. No. 249), are pending before the Court. The parties’

briefs address both the guilt and penalty phase claims of petitioner’s petition.

In light of the appeal pending in Jones v. Chappell, 31 F. Supp. 3d 1050 (C.D. Cal. July 16,

2014) (holding that inordinate delay in California’s death penalty system violates Eighth Amendment’s

prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment), the Court shall defer ruling on petitioner’s penalty

phase claims until after the Jones appeal is resolved.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 16, 2015

_____________________________________________ LUCY H. KOH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Case 5:00-cv-01228-LHK Document 269 Filed 03/16/15 Page 1 of 1