Hill v. Ayers

Filing 354

ORDER ON DISCOVERY ISSUE. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 8/29/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/29/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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Michael HILL,
Petitioner,

DEATH-PENALTY CASE
v.

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Case Number 4-94-cv-641-CW

ORDER ON DISCOVERY ISSUE

Kevin CHAPPELL, Warden of
San Quentin State Prison,

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Respondent.
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On August 11, 2014, Petitioner filed a status report

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outlining the status of discovery proceedings. Petitioner has

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been seeking to obtain files and records covered by a subpoena

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duces tecum pertinent to witnesses who had testified against him

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in his underlying California capital case.

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Petitioner states that, while the Oakland Police Department has

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provided twenty-four of twenty-six reports pertinent to eight lay

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witnesses against him, the Alameda County District Attorney’s

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Office has not provided any further records pertinent to

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jailhouse informant Arthur Allen.

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before a magistrate judge to address the remaining matters.

In his status report,

He suggest a brief hearing

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In lieu of referring the matter to a magistrate judge, the

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Court directs the interested parties to meet and confer in good

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faith regarding any outstanding discovery matters within twenty-

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eight days of the date of this Order.

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resolved, Petitioner may file a motion for discovery within

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fourteen days thereafter.

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If the dispute is not

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

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8/29/2014

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CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge