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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JERRY F. STANLEY,

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN, San Quentin State Prison,

Respondent.

No. 2:95-CV-1500 JAM CKD

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER

On October 24, 2014, petitioner moved for sanctions against attorney Jack Leavitt. (ECF 

No. 947.) On October 29, this court ordered Mr. Leavitt to file a response by November 13 

which “shall be limited to explaining why this court should not impose sanctions and/or find him 

in contempt of court.” (ECF No. 949.) Mr. Leavitt was also permitted to request oral argument. 

This court has barred Mr. Leavitt from filing any other documents in this proceeding. (ECF No. 

940.) 

To date, this court has received no response directly from Mr. Leavitt. However, 

petitioner’s counsel informed the court that on November 12 they received service of documents 

from Mr. Leavitt. Court staff contacted Mr. Leavitt and was told he had placed filings to the 

court in the U.S. mail on November 10, 2014. In the interests of justice, and to expedite this 

matter, the court has requested copies from petitioner’s counsel of the documents Mr. Leavitt 

served. The court has received those documents. They are: (1) Opposition to Sanctions Motion; 

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(2) Motion to Dismiss Sanctions Motion; (3) Request for Hearing and Oral Argument; (4) Motion 

for Court Order to Assure Gerald F. Stanley’s Presence at Hearing on Sanctions Motion; and (5) 

Declaration of Gerald F. Stanley Opposing Sanctions Motion and Requesting Presence at 

Hearing. Petitioner’s counsel also received a copy of a letter from Mr. Leavitt to the Clerk of this 

court requesting filing of each of these documents. 

As stated above, Mr. Leavitt is not permitted to file documents in this proceeding with the 

exception of a response to the motion for sanctions and a request for oral argument. Those two 

documents will be filed and docketed. The remaining documents which Mr. Leavitt apparently 

wished to file shall not be filed and shall be disregarded.

For the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to file Jack Leavitt’s November 10, 2014 “Request 

for Hearing and Oral Argument” and his November 8, 2014 “Opposition to Sanctions 

Motion.”

2. Within one week of the filed date of this order, petitioner may file a reply brief.

3. On December 10, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., the undersigned will hold a hearing on 

petitioner’s October 24, 2014 Motion for Sanctions in courtroom # 24.

4. The Clerk shall serve a copy of this order and file-stamped copies of the “Request for 

Hearing and Oral Argument” and the “Opposition to Sanctions Motion” by U.S. mail 

on Mr. Leavitt. 

Dated: November 26, 2014

Stanley sanc mtn.or2

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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