MANUEL SAUCEDO LOPEZ V. E.K. MCDANIEL ET AL (DEATH PENALTY)

Filing 230

ORDERED that this action is dismissed, as moot, on account of the petitioner's death. (ECF No. 229 ) The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment accordingly and close this case. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 5/17/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MANUEL SAUCEDO LOPEZ,

Case No. 2:01-cv-00406-RCJ-NJK
Petitioner,

v.

ORDER

WILLIAM GITTERE, et al.,
Respondents.

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This is a capital habeas corpus action. On May 11, 2021, appointed counsel for

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the petitioner filed a suggestion of death on the record (ECF No. 229), stating that the

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petitioner died on May 3, 2021. This action is now moot and will be dismissed. See

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Garceau v. Woodford, 399 F.3d 1101 (9th Cir. 2005); see also Griffey v. Lindsey, 349

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F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2003) (dismissing petition for writ of habeas corpus as moot on

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account of the petitioner’s death).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this action is dismissed, as moot, on account

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of the petitioner’s death. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment

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accordingly and close this case.

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DATED THIS 17th day of May, 2021.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE