Dickey v. Ylst
Filing
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ORDER Modifying Appointment of Replacement Counsel to Represent Petitioner, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 5/20/13. Attorneys Matthew Laurence Weston, Ann-Kathryn Tria for Colin Raker Dickey added. (Verduzco, M)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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COLIN RAKER DICKEY,
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Petitioner,
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KEVIN CHAPPELL, Warden of
San Quentin State Prison,
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Respondent.
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Case No. 1:06-CV-357-AWI-P
DEATH PENALTY CASE
Order Modifying Appointment of
Replacement Counsel to Represent
Petitioner
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Petitioner Colin Raker Dickey (“Dickey”) filed his federal petition October
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4, 2007. Dickey’s federal petition was determined to contain unexhausted claims.
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Respondent, Kevin Chappell, Warden of San Quentin State Prison (“the
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Warden”) filed a motion to dismiss for lack of exhaustion that was denied, and
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Dickey’s motion for stay and abeyance was granted May 21, 2008. During the
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pendency of Dickey’s second state habeas petition, lead counsel for Dickey, Kerry
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R. Bensinger, was relieved as counsel of record. Dickey’s second state habeas
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petition was summarily denied by the California Supreme Court May 23, 2012,
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and second Counsel Elizabeth Piliavin-Godwin was relieved as counsel of record
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June 1, 2012. David Senior was appointed as replacement counsel to represent
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Dickey on June 12, 2012. Mr. Senior staffed this case with the assistance of
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attorneys associated with his firm.
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Good Cause Having Been Shown,
David Senior will remain appointed as lead counsel of record for Petitioner
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Colin Raker Dickey. Matthew L. Weston and Ann K. Tria, 1900 Avenue of the
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Stars, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, California, 90067, are each appointed as second
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counsel of record for Petitioner Colin Raker Dickey. Gary Sowards is approved
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to serve as a legal expert consultant in this litigation.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED:
May 20, 2013
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/s/ Anthony W. Ishii
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United States District Judge
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