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Parties Involved:
Robert Ayers
Respondent
Rodney Jesse San Nicolas
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RODNEY JESSE SAN NICOLAS,

Petitioner,

v.

ROBERT AYERS, Acting Warden

of San Quentin State

Prison,

Respondent.

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Case No. CV-F-06-0942-AWI

DEATH PENALTY CASE

Order Granting Petitioner’s

Request to Extend Temporary

Stay of Execution

On July 20, 2006 Petitioner Rodney Jesse San Nicolas (“San

Nicolas”), a state prisoner facing capital punishment, through the

Eastern District Selection Board (“Selection Board”) filed a

request for appointment of counsel, for stay of execution, and to

proceed in forma pauperis.

On July 21, 2006, the Court provisionally granted San Nicolas

in forma pauperis status, pending receipt of a certificate from the

warden or other appropriate officer of the prison of the amount of

money or securities San Nicolas has on deposit at the prison. To

date no certificate has been filed. The Selection Board indicates

that this is due to an oversight and that the required certificate

will be filed shortly.

In the same order, the Court granted San Nicolas’s request for

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appointment of counsel pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3599(a)(2), and the

matter was referred to the Selection Board to recommend counsel to

represent him. Finally, the Court granted San Nicolas’s request

for a forty-five days stay of execution with respect to all court

and other proceedings related to the execution of his sentence of

death. The temporary stay of execution expired on September 4,

2006.

On September 25, 2006, San Nicolas, through the Selection

Board, filed a request for a forty-five day extension of the

temporary stay of execution, asserting additional time is necessary

to locate counsel for appointment in this case. The Court finds

the request reasonable and consistent with the Local Rules as well

as with 28 U.S.C. § 2251(a)(3).

For good cause shown, it is ordered that:

1. A certificate of inmate account shall be filed as soon as

practicable but no later than 10 days from the date of

this order; and

2. The request for extension of the temporary stay of

execution is granted and all court and other proceedings

related to the execution of his sentence of death,

including preparation for execution and the setting of an

execution date, are stayed an additional forty-five days,

from the date of this order.

Dated: September 26, 2006 

 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

 Anthony W. Ishii

United States District Judge

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