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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL LEE WHALEN, 

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN, California State Prison at San 

Quentin, 

Respondent.

Case No. 1:14-cv-01865-LJO-SAB

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER REGARDING LODGED

CONFIDENTIAL STATE RECORDS 

By this Court’s May 27, 2015 order following case management conference, 

Respondent, Warden of San Quentin State Prison, was directed to lodge the state record, in 

electronic (PDF-OCR) form, with the Court on or before July 15, 2015, accompanied by a 

notice of lodging to be filed the same day. (ECF No. 26 at 2:3-5.) 

On July 10, 2015, Respondent, through counsel Catherine Nieto, Esq. of the California 

Attorney General’s Office, filed notice of lodging and an index of state court records which

included lodged confidential (California Penal Code § 987/987.3/987.9) documents “provided 

in paper format and under seal.” (ECF No. 27 at 3:24-4:1.) 

Documents may be sealed only by written order of the Court, following a specific 

request to seal, making the showing required by applicable law and submitted in the 

appropriate manner. Local Rule 141. This is so even if, as appears the case here, the subject 

documents are confidential state court records. Id.; see California Penal Code § 987.9(d). 

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Accordingly, Respondent shall comply with the requirements of Local Rule 141 for 

sealing the lodged confidential state records by not later than fourteen (14) days following the 

filed date of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 22, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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