KARIS v. VASQUEZ

No. Civ. S-89-0527 LKK JFM.

828 F.Supp. 1449 (1993)

James Leslie KARIS, Petitioner, v. Daniel VASQUEZ, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin; and James Gomez, Director of the California Department of Corrections, Respondents.

United States District Court, E.D. California.

August 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman C. Hile, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Sacramento, CA and Thomas W. Condit, Sallisaw, OK, for petitioner.

Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen. of State of Cal. and William G. Prahl, and James T. McNally, Deputy Attys. Gen., Sacramento, CA, for respondents.


ORDER

KARLTON, Chief Judge Emeritus.

DEATH PENALTY CASE

Petitioner JAMES L. KARIS was convicted and sentenced to death in the El Dorado County Superior Court. He has filed a petition with this court seeking federal habeas corpus, see generally 28 U.S.C. § 2254, which pursuant to Local Rule 191(f) was referred to Chief Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds. The respondents moved to dismiss. They noted that petitioner had sought habeas...

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