RICKY D. SECHREST V. RENEE BAKER, ET AL

Filing 206

ORDERED that Rs' # 202 "Motion to File a Pleading in Excess of Twenty Pages" is GRANTED. The court grants Rs leave of court to file their 28-page # 203 Response to P's reply. As the response to reply has already been filed, the Clerk of the Court need take no action in this regard. FURTHER ORD that P's # 194 Motion for Evidentiary Hearing is DENIED. FURTHER ORD that P's # 179 Fourth amended petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED with respect to Gr ounds 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 2L, 2M, 2N, 2O, 2P, 2Q, 2R, 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4I, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. FURTHER ORD that P's # 179 Fourth amended petition for writ of habeas c orpus is GRANTED with respect to Grounds 1 and 5. FURTHER ORD that by 1/12/2012 theState of Nevada shall either (1) grant P a new penalty phase trial, and initiate proceedingsrelative to that new penalty phase trial, or (2) vacate P' s death sentences and impose upon him non-capital sentences, consistent with law. FURTHER ORD that P is granted a certificate of appealability with respect to Ground 4A of his # 179 Fourth amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. FURTHER ORD that the Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment accordingly. Signed by Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr on 9/13/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)