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Parties Involved:
Frank Dixon
Petitioner
James Yates
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRANK DIXON, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JAMES YATES, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:10-cv-0631 JAM AC P 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

 This habeas corpus case is set for evidentiary hearing on August 3, 2015. Discovery of 

trial attorney file materials shall be governed by the procedure set forth at ECF No. 63, and any 

and all materials produced shall be subject to this Protective Order. 

 For purposes of the evidentiary hearing and preparation for the evidentiary hearing, all 

discovery of trial attorney file materials granted to respondent shall be deemed to be confidential. 

In any event, documents and materials produced from the trial counsel files (hereinafter 

“documents”) may be used only by counsel for respondent, other representatives from the Office 

of the California Attorney General, and persons working under their direct supervision (including 

expert consultants), and only for purposes of any proceedings incident to litigating the claim(s) 

presented in the petition for writ of habeas corpus pending before this Court. 

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Disclosure of the contents of the documents and the documents themselves may not be 

made to any other persons or agencies, including any other law enforcement or prosecutorial 

personnel or agencies, without an order from this Court. The communications and materials may 

not be used, cited, or relied upon by the state in any other proceedings against petitioner, 

including any future retrial. This order extends to respondent and all persons acting on behalf of 

respondent in this proceeding, including but not limited to persons employed by the Office of the 

California Attorney General, persons working on this matter who are employed by California 

governmental divisions other than the Attorney General, persons retained by respondent for any 

investigative or consulting work on this matter, and any expert consultants or witnesses assisting 

respondent. 

This order shall continue in effect after the conclusion of the habeas corpus proceedings 

and specifically shall apply in the event of a retrial of all or any portion of petitioner's criminal 

case, except that either party maintains the right to request modification or vacation of this order 

upon entry of final judgment in this matter. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 22, 2015 

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