Bolin v. Jill L. Brown, et al

Filing 317

ORDER re 313 and 316 Motion to File Exhibits Under Seal, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 1/29/2013. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PAUL C. BOLIN,

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Petitioner,
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vs.
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KEVIN CHAPPELL, as Acting Warden of San )
Quentin State Prison,
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Respondent.
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Case No. 1:99-cv-05279 LJO
DEATH PENALTY CASE
ORDER RE: PARTIES’ REQUESTS TO
FILE EXHIBITS UNDER SEAL

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This matter is before the Court on the separate motions of Petitioner Paul C. Bolin (“Bolin”) and

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Respondent Kevin Chappell, as Acting Warden of San Quentin State Prison (the “Warden”) to seal

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exhibits to be presented at the March 18, 2013 evidentiary hearing (doc. 313 and doc. 316, respectively).

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The documents which are the subject of the parties’ separate requests are comprised of unredacted juror

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questionnaires and portions of the defense attorneys’ trial files.

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Earlier, both parties identified in separate filings the documents they wish to include as exhibits

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at the hearing. The Court notes there are duplicates among Bolin’s and the Warden’s respective exhibit

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lists, including in the documents for which the parties seek leave to file under seal.

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While the requests to file the exhibits identified in the parties’ respective applications are

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justified, the Court would like to avoid receiving piecemeal voluminous, duplicative exhibits from each

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side of the proceedings.

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To avoid duplication and facilitate the conduct of the evidentiary hearing, the parties are directed

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to meet and confer concerning the presentation of one unified set of exhibits which will be used by both

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parties and the Court at the hearing.

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The Court has been advised by counsel for the parties that they are working on the preparation

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of a joint compilation of exhibits. Should counsel encounter any impediments in accomplishing the

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preparation of joint exhibits, they may contact the Court for further direction.

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In the interim, the Court grants the separate applications to file questionnaire responses and
portions of the defense attorneys’ trial files (doc. 313 and doc. 316).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 29, 2013
/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill
Lawrence J. O’Neill
United States District Judge

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