Barnett v. Wong

Filing 300

ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 6/14/2010 DISMISSING unexhausted claims from petitioner's 183 Third Amended Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus: 1) portions of Claim 13 relating to Turowski and Hammons, 2) portion of Claim 54 regarding anonymous letter, 3) portion of Claim 104 based on newly discovery tape-recorded conversation between petitioner and Gabryelski, 4) Claim 117, and 5) Claim 118. (Marciel, M)

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ROBERT D. BACON, Bar #73297 484 Lake Park Avenue, PMB 110 Oakland, California 94610 [phone]; FAX [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] DANIEL J. BRODERICK, Bar #89424 Federal Defender JENNIFER MANN, Bar #215737 Assistant Federal Defender 801 I Street, Third Floor Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Petitioner LEE MAX BARNETT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEE MAX BARNETT,

) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) VINCENT CULLEN, ACTING WARDEN, ) San Quentin State Prison ) ) Respondent. ) ) _____________________________________ )

NO. CIV-S-99-2416 JAM CMK ORDER DISMISSING UNEXHAUSTED CLAIMS FROM THIRD AMENDED PETITION DEATH PENALTY CASE

Pursuant to the Court's order dated April 29, 2010 (Doc. 295), Petitioner Lee Max Barnett has 22 notified the Court that he elects to dismiss the unexhausted claims from his third amended petition (Doc. 23 183) without prejudice. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 24 The following claims and parts of claims are dismissed from petitioner's third amended petition 25 without prejudice: 26 1) 27 [Doc. 183] at 269-70, ¶¶ 997-1002), and ineffective assistance of counsel claims relating to 28
O r d e r Dismissing Unexhausted Claims From T h ir d Amended Petition

The portions of Claim 13 relating to Turowski and Hammons (Third Amended Petition

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these witnesses (3d Am. Petn. at 170-71, ¶¶ 1003 & 1005); The portion of Claim 54 regarding the anonymous letter (3d Am. Petn. at 439, ¶ 1512, including the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel relating to the anonymous letter (3d Am. Petn. at 441, ¶ 1517); The portion of Claim 104 based on the newly discovered tape-recorded conversation between Petitioner and Gabryelski (3d Am. Petn. at 669, ¶ 2257 n. 206), including the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel (3d Am. Petn. at 672, ¶ 2265); Claim 117; and Claim 118.

Dated: June 14, 2010 /s/ John A. Mendez JOHN A. MENDEZ United States District Judge

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