Campbell v. Blodgett

982 F.2d 1356 24 Fed.R.Serv.3d 983 , 20 Media L. Rep. 2147 Charles Rodman CAMPBELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James BLODGETT, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Washington; Kenneth Eikenberry, Attorney General of the State of Washington, Respondents-Appellees. No. 92-37024. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 4, 1993. As Amended Jan. 25, 1993. Before: REINHARDT, HALL, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 Petitioner Charles Campbell appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for leave to videotape the execution of Westley Allan Dodd, who is scheduled to be executed by hanging at 12:01 a.m. January 5, 1993. This appeal raises two issues: whether the district court had jurisdiction to consider Campbell's motion, and whether it abused its discretion in denying it. We affirm the district court's finding of jurisdiction, and we find no abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we affirm in all respects. 2 * Jurisdiction 3 In opposition to Campbell's motion in the district court, Respondents (hereinafter the State) argued that the district court lacked jurisdiction to consider the motion because the filing of the notice of appeal in the…