Hernandez v. MCDANIEL et al

Filing 226

STRICKEN pursuant to ECF No. 227 ORDER : ORDER directing Petitioner's counsel to consult with their client re the disputes reflected in Petitioner's ECF No. 225 pro se motion; directing Petitioner's counsel, wi thin 60 days, to file, under seal, a report on the status of the disputes and stating counsel's position as to how they may be resolved. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/22/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR) Modified on 1/23/2020 to denote STRICKEN (DRM).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FERNANDO NAVARRO HERNANDEZ,

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Petitioner,

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Case No. 3:09-cv-00545-LRH-WGC

v.

ORDER

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WILLIAM GITTERE, et al.,
Respondents.

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In this capital habeas corpus action, on January 10, 2020, the petitioner,

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Fernando Navarro Hernandez, filed a motion, pro se, complaining about several

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aspects of his representation by appointed counsel. As Hernandez’s motion concerns

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the attorney-client relationship, this matter will be handled ex parte. To protect the

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confidentiality of communications between Hernandez and his counsel – to the extent

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possible at this point – the Court has placed Hernandez’s pro se motion under seal

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(ECF No. 225).

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Hernandez’s counsel will be directed to consult with Hernandez regarding the

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matters raised in his motion, and then file a status report under seal, informing the Court

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of the status of the disputes reflected in the motion, and stating counsel’s position as to

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how they should be resolved.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Petitioner’s counsel are directed to consult

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with their client regarding the disputes reflected in Petitioner’s pro se motion (ECF

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No.225). Petitioner’s counsel shall, thereafter, within 60 days from the date of this order,

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file, under seal, a status report informing the Court of the status of the disputes and

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stating counsel’s position as to how they may be resolved.

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DATED this 22nd day of January, 2020.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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