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Parties Involved:
Jim Hamlet
Respondent
Michael Hutchinson
Petitioner

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CLIFF GARDNER

(SBN 93782)

19 Embarcadero Cove

Oakland, CA 94606

Telephone: (510) 534-9404

Facsimile: (510) 534-9414

Attorney for Petitioner 

MICHAEL HUTCHINSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL HUTCHINSON,

Petitioner,

vs.

JIM HAMLET, Warden,

Respondent.

No. CV 02-0974 JSW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER REGARDING

SCHEDULING OF STATE COURT

ACTION

Michael Hutchinson, by and through Lawrence A. Gibbs, Jim Hamlet, by and through

David R. Boyd, and Edward W. Swanson, trial counsel for Mr. Hutchinson, hereby stipulate and

agree as follows:

1) On August 9, 2007, the Court issued an order clarifying its earlier Order Granting

Habeas Relief and holding that any new trial of Mr. Hutchinson must commence within 60 days

of July 30, 2007. The Court further held that it would not “revisit the earlier order requiring

prompt release or retrial, except upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.”

2) Mr. Hutchinson was arraigned in Santa Clara County Superior Court on August

15, 2007. Trial is scheduled to begin on September 17. He is currently free on bail. Mr.

Hutchinson’s trial counsel desires to move the Superior Court for a continuance pursuant to

section 1050 of the California Penal Code.

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3) The parties agree that the circumstances of this case merit relief from this Court’s

scheduling order. Those circumstances include the parties’ mutual discovery obligations under

California Penal Code sections 1054.1 and 1054.3, which require disclosure of information

including expert reports at least 30 days prior to trial. As of this date – barely two weeks before

trial – neither party is yet in a position to make these disclosures.

4) Additional circumstances meriting relief from this Court’s order are described in

detail in a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Stipulation to be filed by

counsel to Mr. Hutchinson. To preserve privileged attorney work product information, the

memorandum is submitted under seal and will not be served on opposing counsel.

5) The parties request that the Court issue an order permitting trial to proceed

according to any schedule set by the presiding judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: August 30, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

 /s/ 

CLIFF GARDNER

Attorney for Petitioner Michael Hutchinson

 /s/ 

EDWARD W. SWANSON

Swanson, McNamara & Haller LLP

Trial Counsel for Michael Hutchinson

 /s/ 

DAVID R. BOYD

Deputy District Attorney

Santa Clara County

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________ 

HON. JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Court

September 10, 2007

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