Ledesma v. Ayers

Filing 4

ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND STAY OF EXECUTION by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting 1 Motion for Appointment of Counsel and Deferring Request to Stay. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/1/2007)

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Ledesma v. Ayers Doc. 4 Case 3:07-cv-02130-PJH Document 4 Filed 05/01/2007 Page 1 of 3 1 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 v. Robert L. AYERS Jr., Warden of San Quentin State Prison, Respondent. Fermin LEDESMA, Petitioner, Case Number 3-7-cv-2130 PJH DEATH-PENALTY CASE ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND STAY OF EXECUTION [Docket No. 1] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION Petitioner Fermin Ledesma, having been sentenced to death by the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara, has filed a Request by Prisoner for Appointment of Counsel in California Death Sentence Case and for Stay of Execution of Death Sentence. Pursuant to Habeas Local Rule 2254-25, the request for appointment of counsel is granted. This action is referred to the Court's Selection Board for the recommendation of qualified counsel to represent Petitioner in these proceedings. Pursuant to Habeas Local Rule 2254-24(a), Petitioner is entitled to a stay of execution pending the final disposition of the proceedings in this Court. It appears from Petitioner's Declaration in Support of Request that the Supreme Court of California has entered a stay of execution of Petitioner's death sentence that remains in effect. This federal Court therefore will defer resolution of Petitioner's request for a stay of execution pending the disposition of the stay Case No. 3-7-cv-2130-PJH ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND STAY OF EXECUTION (DPSAGOK) Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:07-cv-02130-PJH Document 4 Filed 05/01/2007 Page 2 of 3 1 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 entered by the State court. Should the stay entered by the Supreme Court of California be dissolved, this Court automatically shall grant Petitioner's request for a stay and automatically shall enter a stay of the execution of Petitioner's death sentence pending the final disposition of the proceedings in this Court. In the event that the stay entered by the Supreme Court of California is not dissolved prior to the final disposition of the proceedings in this Court, Petitioner's request for a stay of execution in this Court automatically shall be denied as moot upon the entrance of the judgment of this Court. The Clerk immediately shall notify by telephone Respondent Robert L. Ayers Jr., Warden of San Quentin State Prison, of this order. The Clerk also shall serve certified copies of this order upon Petitioner; Respondent; the clerk of the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara; Michael G. Millman, Esq., Executive Director of the California Appellate Project; Moona Nandi, Esq., Deputy Attorney General of the State of California; and Dolores A. Carr, Esq., District Attorney of the County of Santa Clara. It is so ordered. DATED: 5/1/07 __________________________________ PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON United States District Judge 2 Case No. 3-7-cv-2130-PJH ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND STAY OF EXECUTION (DPSAGOK) Case 3:07-cv-02130-PJH Document 4 Filed 05/01/2007 Page 3 of 3 1 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 Copies of Order mailed on ____________________ to: Fermin Ledesma CDC # C-14600 San Quentin State Prison San Quentin, CA 94974 Robert L. Ayers Jr. Warden San Quentin State Prison San Quentin, CA 94974 Clerk of the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara 191 North First Street San Jose, CA 954113 Michael G. Millman, Esq. Executive Director California Appellate Project 101 Second Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105 Moona Nandi, Esq. Deputy Attorney General 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 Dolores A. Carr, Esq. District Attorney of the County of Santa Clara 70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 95510 Jeffrey J. Stuetz, Esq. PMB 288 3440Youngfield Street Wheatridge, CO 80033-5245 Habeas Corpus Resource Center 50 Fremont Street, Suite 1800 San Francisco, CA 94105 Federal Court Docketing California Appellate Project 101 Second Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105 3 Case No. 3-7-cv-2130-PJH ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND STAY OF EXECUTION (DPSAGOK)

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