Legal Opinion
Arthur Calderon, Warden v. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Robert Henry Nicolaus, Real-Party-In-Interest
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1996No. 96-70032PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a California death row inmate is entitled to discovery before filing a federal habeas petition.
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Arthur Calderon, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin, petitions this court for a writ of mandamus (1) to vacate the discovery order issued by the district court upon the request of Real Party in Interest Robert Henry Nicolaus, and (2) to prohibit the issuance of any discovery orders until Nicolaus files a fully exhausted habeas corpus petition.
Nicolaus murdered his three children (ages two, five, and seven) in May 1964. He was…
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3Cited by155 opinions
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