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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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Case No. 3-93-cv-594-TEH

ORDER REGARDING DOCUMENTS REVIEWED IN CAMERA, DIRECTING FILING OF CASE-MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT, AND DESIGNATING ACTION FOR ELECTRONIC CASE FILING

(DPSAGOK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

Troy Adam ASHMUS,

 Petitioner,

 v.

Robert L. AYERS Jr., Warden of San Quentin

State Prison,

 Respondent.

Case Number 3-93-cv-594-TEH

DEATH-PENALTY CASE

ORDER REGARDING DOCUMENTS

REVIEWED IN CAMERA,

DIRECTING FILING OF CASEMANAGEMENT STATEMENT, AND

DESIGNATING ACTION FOR

ELECTRONIC CASE FILING

As ordered by the Court, the parties have submitted for review in camera documents

contained in Petitioner’s trial counsel’s files and the District Attorney’s files that they declined

to make available to each other for inspection and copying, and they have filed notices in which

they itemized and described generally such documents and identified the bases on which they

believe such materials are not properly subject to disclosure. The Court has reviewed these

documents and the alleged bases for non-disclosure thoroughly and carefully. Good cause

appearing therefor, the Court finds and concludes as follows.

Petitioner’s Items 1–26, 28–30, and 32–44 are beyond the scope of the subject matter in

the pending action and are not relevant. Petitioner need not disclose these documents.

Petitioner’s asserted bases for non-disclosure of his Items 27 and 31 are insufficient to

avoid disclosure: these documents are relevant and the Protective Order Regarding Privileged

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Case No. 3-93-cv-594-TEH

ORDER REGARDING DOCUMENTS REVIEWED IN CAMERA, DIRECTING FILING OF CASE-MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT, AND DESIGNATING ACTION FOR ELECTRONIC CASE FILING

(DPSAGOK)

Protected Materials entered in the present action resolves any concerns related to the workproduct doctrine. Petitioner shall disclose these documents to Respondent within ten days after

receipt of the present order.

Respondent’s Items 1–2 and 8–20 are not protected from disclosure in the present action

by the attorney–work-product doctrine because they are or are recordings of communications

between Respondent’s counsel and a nonparty to the present action, Timothy M. Frawley, Esq.,

of the Office of the District Attorney of Sacramento County. Respondent shall disclose these

documents within ten days after receipt of the present order.

The Protective Order Regarding Privileged Protected Materials entered in the present

action resolves the privacy concerns that underlie Respondent’s asserted bases for non-disclosure

of his Items 3–7. Respondent shall disclose these documents within ten days after receipt of the

present order.

The parties shall meet and confer and, within thirty days after receipt of the present order,

shall file a joint case-management statement including any updated proposed schedule or

schedules.

Pursuant to General Order 45, the present action is hereby designated for Electronic Case

Filing. Information regarding the ECF program and its requirements may be found online at

ecf.cand.uscourts.gov. A copy of all documents submitted to and communications with the

Court that cannot be submitted through ECF shall be provided to Geo O. Kolombatovich, Death

Penalty Staff Attorney, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 450

Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36060, San Francisco, CA 94102-3489, +1 415 522 2718, +1 415

522 4754 (fax), g_o_kolombatovich@cand.uscourts.gov.

 It is so ordered.

DATED: April 17, 2007 __________________________________

THELTON E. HENDERSON

United States Senior District Judge

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Case No. 3-93-cv-594-TEH

ORDER REGARDING DOCUMENTS REVIEWED IN CAMERA, DIRECTING FILING OF CASE-MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT, AND DESIGNATING ACTION FOR ELECTRONIC CASE FILING

(DPSAGOK)

Copies of Order mailed on ____________________ to:

Michael Laurence, Esq.

Jeannie S. Sternberg, Esq.

Lorena M. Chandler, Esq.

Susan Garvey, Esq.

Habeas Corpus Resource Center

50 Fremont Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94105

Edmund G. Brown Jr., Esq.

David S. Chaney, Esq.

Gerald A. Engler, Esq.

Dane R. Gillette, Esq.

Ronald S. Matthias, Esq.

Office of the Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Federal Court Docketing

California Appellate Project

101 Second Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94105

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