King v. Ryan, et al

Filing 112

ORDER Allowing Confidential Contact Visit with Petitioner granting 111 Stipulation. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Dr. Froming be permitted to have a confidential contact visit with Eric John King for neuropsychological testing.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERE D that the Clerk of Court forward a copy of this Order to counsel of record; and to Michael Brodsky, Assistant Attorney General, Arizona Department of Corrections, 1275 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007; and Warden Trujillo, Arizona State Prison, Eyman Prison Complex, Browning Unit, 4374 East Butte Avenue, Florence, Arizona 85132. (See document for further details). Signed by Judge Robert C Broomfield on 5/1/10. (LAD)

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1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Before the Court is Eric John King's Stipulation for Order Allowing Confidential Contact Visit with Petitioner. (Dkt. 111.) Petitioner's counsel and counsel for the Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADOC") have stipulated to the terms of the Order Allowing a Confidential Contact Visit between Eric John King and Dr. Karen Bronk Froming, a neuropsychologist retained by Petitioner's counsel. Petitioner, through counsel, has requested that ADOC allow Dr. Froming to have a confidential contact visit with him to gather information necessary for the preparation of Petitioner's upcoming evidentiary hearing. Petitioner, a death row inmate, is currently housed in Browning Unit, a maximum security prison facility located in the Arizona State Prison Complex, Eyman, in Florence, Arizona. Because of the nature of the prisoners housed in this facility, Browning Unit has a no-contact-visit policy absent a court order. The Ninth Circuit has held that ADOC's non-contact visitation policy at its high security prisons is rationally related to its legitimate penological concerns. Casey v. Lewis, 4 F.3d 1516, 1523 vs. Charles L. Ryan, et al., Respondents. Eric John King, Petitioner, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA No. CV 98-01277-PHX-RCB Order Allowing Confidential Contact Visit with Petitioner Death Penalty Case Page 1 of 3 1 (9th Cir. 1993) ("The ADOC policy is a reasonable response to the legitimate institutional 2 concerns posed by full contact visitation: prevention of escape, assault, hostage-taking, and 3 the introduction of contraband."). Petitioner, through counsel, acknowledges that ADOC has 4 a legitimate penological interest in requiring that any contact visit be conditioned on 5 following certain security measures. To assist this Court in determining the extent of the 6 visitation/examination, as well as to protect ADOC's interest in securing its prisons, the 7 limitations on the visit are listed below. 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7. 6. 5. IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner's Stipulation for Order Allowing Contact Visit 9 between Eric John King and Dr. Karen Bronk Froming (Dkt. 111) is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Dr. Froming be permitted to have a confidential 11 contact visit with Eric John King for neuropsychological testing under the following terms: 1. 2. Visitation shall take place on Monday, May 17, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Petitioner's counsel shall make arrangements with Warden Ernest Trujillo ("the Warden"), Arizona State Prison - Eyman Complex Browning Unit, or his designee, to schedule such visits. The Warden, through his staff, may require Dr. Froming to subject all instruments, equipment, manuals, and the like to an inspection and inventory prior to and subsequent to any meeting with Petitioner. If requested by Dr. Froming, the Warden, through his staff, shall remove handcuffs from Petitioner so that Petitioner may complete certain tests. However, Petitioner shall at all times remain in leg irons. ADOC may require Petitioner to wear a stun belt during the meetings. Both Petitioner and ADOC recognize that Petitioner's decision not to contest ADOC's practice of using a stun belt on Petitioner is due to the time constraints placed upon Petitioner's counsel and in no way constitutes a waiver of the "stun belt issue" in any future request for a contact visit in this case or in any other case. ADOC's willingness to stipulate hereto should not be considered a waiver of any aspect of ADOC's non-contact visitation policy. Dr. Froming will be required to wear all protective gear, including any protective vest and/or safety goggles provided by ADOC. Dr. Froming will be allowed to wear a suit jacket over the protective vest. If requested, Dr. Froming shall be allowed to remove the protective vest and safety goggles if, in her opinion, the vest and/or the goggles interfere with the testing and evaluation of Petitioner. The meetings between Petitioner and Dr. Froming shall be confidential and take place in a room that allows for privacy. The room in which the meetings take place shall have a door that remains closed during the meeting. The room 3. 4. Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11. 10. 8. 9. may have windows which allow the Warden, through his staff, to observe the meeting. Dr. Froming shall sit in the chair closest to the door, and Petitioner shall not go between him and the door without permission. The room in which the meetings take place shall have three chairs and a table no larger than three feet in width. Dr. Froming shall be allowed to have physical contact with Petitioner as is necessary to conduct testing. Before being allowed the contact visit authorized herein, Dr.Froming shall certify in a written release to ADOC that she has investigated and ascertained the risks to her personal safety associated with the visit as authorized by and under the circumstances described in this order; that she agrees to assume those risks; and that she releases and holds harmless ADOC, the state of Arizona, and their officers and employees from any claim arising from death or injury associated with the risks assumed. However, such release shall not operate as a release of gross negligence on the part of ADOC. Dr. Froming shall submit her full name, date of birth, and social security number to ADOC at least ten days before the scheduled examination of Petitioner. In the event that she has had a prior arrest or conviction for any felony offense, she will not be permitted into the institution. ADOC's willingness to stipulate to the contact visit hereto shall not be considered a waiver of any aspect of ADOC's non-contact visitation policy. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court forward a copy of this Order 15 to counsel of record; and to Michael Brodsky, Assistant Attorney General, Arizona 16 Department of Corrections, 1275 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007; and Warden 17 Trujillo, Arizona State Prison, Eyman Prison Complex, Browning Unit, 4374 East Butte 18 Avenue, Florence, Arizona 85132. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Page 3 of 3 DATED this 1st day of May, 2010.

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