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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LANCE IAN OSBAND,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-97-0152 WBS KJM

vs. DEATH PENALTY CASE

JOHN STOKES, 

 Acting Warden of San Quentin 

 State Prison, 

Respondent. ORDER

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The parties submitted a status report regarding the transcript for the May 2, 2007

portion of the evidentiary hearing. The parties state that the file for the May 2 hearing may be

recoverable from the hard drive used in the steno machine. They ask that technical consultants

for both parties be permitted to work together to attempt to retrieve the file. The parties also

state that some portions of the paper notes for May 2 are legible. They ask that those notes be

returned to the court reporter for transcription.

The undersigned is concerned about the potential loss or destruction of the paper

notes and the hard drive. The parties shall adhere carefully to the procedures set out below. 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The court is currently in possession of the hard drive from the steno

machine used by Ms. Hernandez during the May 2 hearing. As requested

by both parties, Mark Lie of the Federal Defender’s Office is permitted to

retrieve the hard drive. Mr. Lie shall contact courthouse court reporter

Kelly O’Halloran at (916) 448-2712 to arrange to pick up the hard drive. 

Ms. O’Halloran shall record the date and time of pick-up. Thereafter,

counsel for petitioner shall be responsible for keeping a record of the

chain of custody of the hard drive. If possible, the hard drive shall be

mirrored, or its contents otherwise copied, and the original returned to the

court within seven days after Mr. Lie picks it up from the court. If

mirroring or copying the hard drive is not possible, then (a) counsel for

petitioner shall so inform the court in writing within those seven days, and

(b) the parties, and their representatives, shall make every effort to

preserve the original hard drive in its original condition so that it may be

returned eventually to the court. 

2. Because it is possible the file from the May 2 hearing may be recoverable,

the court will not order transcription of the paper notes at this time. The

paper notes shall remain in the possession of the court. 

3. By October 17, 2007, the parties shall file a joint status report on their

efforts to retrieve the file of the May 2 hearing.

DATED: October 4, 2007.

osband transcript sts.or3

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