Doolin v. Wong
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ORDER REGARDING Ms. Milrod's Withdrawal as Counsel for Petitioner and DIRECTING Transfer of State Record to California Appellate Project, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 7/24/13: Ms. Milrod is DIRECTED to contact Michael Millman at CAP, at 415-495-0500, to make arrangements for transfer of the record and server. (Hellings, J)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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KEITH ZON DOOLIN,
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Petitioner,
vs.
KEVIN CHAPPELL, as Warden of
San Quentin State Prison,
Respondent.
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Case No.: 1:09-cv-01453 – AWI
DEATH PENALTY CASE
ORDER REGARDING MS. MILROD’S
WITHDRAWAL AS COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER
AND DIRECTING TRANSFER OF STATE
RECORD TO CALIFORNIA APPELLATE
PROJECT
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On June 27, 2013, both appointed counsel for Petitioner Keith Zon Doolin (“Doolin”), a state
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prisoner facing capital punishment, filed applications for leave to withdraw as counsel representing
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Doolin in his continuing federal habeas proceedings. Doolin’s federal petition was filed October 18,
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2011, and his federal proceedings are being held in abeyance pending the resolution of his second state
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habeas petition. The second state petition was fully briefed December 28, 2012.
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Ms. Milrod’s motion to withdraw was granted July 1, 2103, due to her imminent departure
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from the State of California and the closure of her law office. So that Doolin would not be left without
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counsel, Mr. Levine’s motion to withdraw was left pending until new counsel could be located. In the
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motion granting Ms. Milrod’s withdrawal, she was instructed to make arrangements to retain the case
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files and records from this case until such time as new counsel is appointed and the documents can be
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transferred. The matter was referred to the Selection Board for the Eastern District of California to
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make a recommendation for new counsel to appoint Doolin.
Ms. Milrod has stated that she will be substantially unavailable beginning August 6, 2013, and
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it is unknown when new counsel to represent Doolin will be appointed. The California Appellate
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Project (“CAP”) has agreed to take temporary custody of the state record and the dedicated server in
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this case. Ms. Milrod is directed to contact Michael Millman at CAP, at 415-495-0500, to make
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arrangements for transfer of the record and server.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED:
July 24, 2013
/s/ Anthony W. Ishii
ANTHONY W. ISHII
United States District Judge
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