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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

JOHN LEE HOLT,

 Petitioner,

 v.

RON DAVIS, Warden Of San Quentin State

Prison,

 Respondent.

Case No. 1:97-cv-06210-DAD

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S 

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR 

MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING ORDER 

FOLLOWING EVIDENTIARY HEARING

Before the court is a motion by petitioner John Lee Holt, through co-counsel Assistant 

Federal Defender Jennifer Mann and appointed CJA counsel Robert Myers, to extend the current 

March 1, 2018 deadline for filing post-hearing briefs to April 30, 2018 and to extend the current 

April 2, 2018 deadline for filing rebuttal briefs to May 30, 2018. This request to modify the 

briefing schedule, petitioner’s first, is necessary due to counsel’s responsibilities in other matters. 

Petitioner’s counsel represent that counsel for respondent, Deputy Attorney General Sean 

McCoy, does not object to the requested briefing schedule modification. 

The court finds good cause to grant petitioner’s requested extension of time and 

thereupon modify the court’s schedule in this case. 

Accordingly, petitioner’s unopposed motion to modify the post-hearing briefing schedule 

(Doc. No. 312) is granted such that each party shall file and serve its closing brief by not later 

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than April 30, 2018 and each party shall file and serve its rebuttal brief by not later than May 30, 

2018. The December 13, 2017 scheduling order (Doc. No. 311) shall otherwise remain in full 

force and effect. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 12, 2018 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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