Holt v. Brown, et al
Petitioner: John Lee Holt
Respondent: Warden of San Quentin State Prison
Case Number: 1:1997cv06210
Filed: December 15, 1997
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Fresno Office
County: Marin
Presiding Judge: Anthony W. Ishii
Nature of Suit: Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 7, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 332 ORDER (1) GRANTING 330 Petitioner's Unopposed Motion to Substitute Respondent, and (2) DIRECTING the Clerk of the Court to Substitute the Name of Warden Sircoya M. Williams for Warden Oak Smith as Named Respondent, signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 1/6/2025. (Deputy Clerk OFR)
April 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 327 MEMORANDUM and ORDER (Redacted): (1) Conditionally Granting Habeas Relief on Guilt Phase Claims 11, 12, 13 (portion) and 14, (2) Declining Issuance of a Certificate of Appealability; and (3) Directing the Clerk of Court to Substitute Oak Smith as the Respondent Warden and Enter Judgment, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/26/2023. CASE CLOSED. (Marrujo, C)
May 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 326 ORDER GRANTING 292 Cross-Motions to Admit Reports of Deceased and Unavailable Experts, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 5/29/2020. (Rivera, O)
August 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 322 ORDER GRANTING Petitioner's Unopposed Fourth Motion for Modification of Scheduling Order Following Evidentiary Hearing, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 8/7/2018. (Hellings, J)
May 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 317 ORDER GRANTING 316 Petitioner's Unopposed Third Motion for Modification of Scheduling Order Following Evidentiary Hearing signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 5/22/2018. Closing Briefs due by 6/29/2018. Rebuttal Brief due by 8/13/2018. (Jessen, A)
February 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 313 ORDER Granting Petitioner's Unopposed 312 Motion for Modification of 311 Scheduling Order, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 2/12/2018. (Each party shall file and serve its closing brief by not later than 4/30/2018, and each party shall file and serve its rebuttal brief by not later than 5/30/2018.) (Gaumnitz, R)
December 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 311 SCHEDULING ORDER Following Evidentiary Hearing, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 12/13/2017. (1. Each party shall file and serve its closing brief along with any further argument on the admissibility of the noted Rule 26 reports, and proposed findings of facts and conclusions of law, by not later than 3/1/2018. 2. Each party shall file its rebuttal brief by not later than 4/2/2018.) (Gaumnitz, R)
October 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 297 ORDER Granting Extension of Time (Doc. No. 294 ), signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/12/2017. (Gaumnitz, R)
September 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 290 ORDER Upon 289 Stipulation Modifying Scheduling for Evidentiary Hearing, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/12/2017. (The parties' trial briefs shall be filed and served by not later than 10/12/2017; The parties' proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be filed and served on the same date as their closing briefs, not later than ninety (90) days after the evidentiary hearing.) (Gaumnitz, R)
September 6, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 284 ORDER Upon Stipulation Regarding Evidentiary Hearing, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 09/5/17. (Martin-Gill, S)
August 25, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 275 ORDER Granting 274 Request to File Pre-Marked Exhibits Under Seal and on Paper, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 8/25/2017. (The court grants respondent's request to file pre-marked exhibits for the 10/24/2017 evidentiary hearing on p aper. Additionally, compelling reasons appearing, these documents shall be filed under seal. Respondent shall submit these pre-marked exhibits to the Clerk's Office in paper form. The Clerk's Office will scan them pursuant to Local Rule 133(b)(1) and place them on the court's electronic docket under seal.)(Gaumnitz, R)
June 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 271 ORDER Upon Corrected 269 Stipulation Regarding Petitioner's Medical and Psychiatric Records signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 6/16/2017. (Sant Agata, S)
January 10, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 265 ORDER Upon Stipulation Continuing Evidentiary Hearing and Modifying Scheduled dates (Doc. Nos. 261 & 264 ) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/10/2017: The 5/3/2017 Evidentiary Hearing is CONTINUED to 10/24/2017 at 09:00 AM in Courtr oom 5 (DAD) before District Judge Dale A. Drozd. The March 10, 2016 scheduling order is further modified to provide the following deadlines: Petitioner's expert disclosures are due March 30, 2017. Rebuttal expert disclosures are due May 8, 2017. Discovery is due July 28, 2017. Final witness lists are due August 29, 2017. Final exhibit lists are due August 29, 2017. Pre-marked exhibits are due August 29, 2017. Trial briefs are due September 22, 2017. Exhibit binders are due October 12, 2017. Closing briefs are due 90 days after evidentiary hearing. Rebuttal briefs are due 30 days after closing briefs. (Valdez, E)
April 25, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 263 ORDER Upon 262 Stipulation Regarding Petitioner's Medical Records and Respondent's Expert's Publications, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/23/2016. (Gaumnitz, R)
March 10, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 261 SCHEDULING ORDER FOLLOWING STATUS CONFERENCE. The May 9, 2016 Evidentiary Hearing is continued to May 3, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. before U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Drozd. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 3/10/2016. (Hernandez, M)
January 15, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 257 ORDER FOLLOWING Status Conference and Setting Further Status Conference Hearing, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/15/16. Telephonic Status Conference Hearing set for 3/9/2016 at 12:15 PM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. (Marrujo, C)
December 16, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 254 ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED REQUEST FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/16/2015. (Hernandez, M)
December 8, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 248 ORDER Following Status Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/7/2015.(Telephonic Hearing:Status Conference set for 1/15/2016 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone) (Martin-Gill, S)
December 1, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 246 ORDER GRANTING Unopposed Request 244 for Sealing Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/1/2015. (Martin-Gill, S)
October 19, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 241 ORDER following Status Confernce 239 . Order setting further Status Conference Hearing signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/16/2015. (Telephonic Status Conference set for 11/30/2015 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. Petititoner's counsel to file a Status Report by 11/23/2015). (Lundstrom, T)
October 14, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 239 ORDER Setting a Telephonic Status Conference set for 10/16/2015 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/14/2015. (Kusamura, W)
March 25, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 228 ORDER Upon Stipulation Regarding Petitioner's Medical and Pyschiatric Records, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 03/24/15. (Gonzalez, R)
March 20, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 224 ORDER SCHEDULING EVIDENTIARY HEARING for 3/14/2016 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone: ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE for 6/16/2015 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 3/19/2015. (Kusamura, W)
February 24, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 221 ORDER Setting Intrim Telephonic Case Management Conference for 3/17/2015 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/24/2015. (Kusamura, W)
September 11, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 219 ORDER Directing Parties to Meet, Confer, and File Joint Statement re Evidentiary Hearing signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 9/11/2014. (Jessen, A)
March 28, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 211 ORDER Assigning Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone to this Action; New Case Number: 1:97-cv-6210 AWI SAB, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 03/28/2014. (Martin-Gill, S)
January 10, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 208 ORDER Modifying Briefing Schedule in Preparation for Evidentiary Hearing 207 , signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 1/10/14. (Verduzco, M)
November 15, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 206 ORDER Reinstituting Preparation for Evidentiary Hearing, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 11/15/13. (Gonzalez, R)
February 16, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 203 ORDER GRANTING IN PART 202 Motion Petitioner's request to clarify or modify 193 September 8, 2008 Protective Order; ORDER 193 is modified to include the report to CDCR psychiatrist Robbin Broadman, M.D., and all subsequent reports on the issue of Holt's competence to proceed with his federal habeas corpus proceedings before this Court, signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 02/16/2011. (Martin, S)
February 11, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 200 ORDER Amending Directive For Petitioner To File Quarterly Status Reports On State Court Proceedings, signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 2/11/2009. (Scrivner, E)
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Petitioner: John Lee Holt
Represented By: Jennifer Marie Corey Mann
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Respondent: Warden of San Quentin State Prison
Represented By: Ward Allen Campbell
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