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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.

KEVIN CHAPPELL, Warden Of San Quentin 

State Prison,

 Respondent.

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

DEATH PENALTY CASE

SCHEDULING ORDER FOLLOWING 

STATUS CONFERENCE

This matter came on for status conference on March 9, 2016, at 12:15 p.m., in 

Department 9 of the above-entitled court, the Honorable Stanley A. Boone presiding. Counsel 

Robert Myers and Jennifer Mann appeared for petitioner and counsel Sean McCoy appeared for 

respondent, all appeared telephonically. The status conference was set to discuss efforts by 

petitioner’s counsel to locate an expert to replace his designated expert, the late Dr. William D. 

Pierce, Ph.D., and recommended changes to the June 19, 2015 scheduling order. 

Following the court’s review of petitioner’s March 2, 2016 status conference statement, 

and discussion with counsel at the hearing, the court determined that current scheduling shall be 

modified. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. The May 9, 2016 evidentiary hearing is continued to May 3, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., in 

Department 5, before United States District Court Judge Dale A. Drozd.

2. The June 19, 2015 scheduling order is modified to provide the following 

deadlines:

Petitioner’s expert disclosure(s): January 9, 2017 

Rebuttal expert disclosure(s): February 10, 2017

Discovery deadline: March 20, 2017 

Final witness lists: April 3, 2017 

Final exhibit lists: April 3, 2017 

Pre-marked exhibits: April 3, 2017 

Trial briefs: April 18, 2017 

Exhibit binders: April 21, 2017

Closing briefs: 90 days after evidentiary hearing 

Rebuttal briefs: 30 days after closing briefs.

3. All further proceedings in this case will be held in Department 5, before United 

States District Court Judge Dale A. Drozd. The attorneys are directed to contact 

the Courtroom Deputy Clerk for Department 5, Renee Gaumnitz, for any future

calendaring matters. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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