Beardslee v. Woodford

395 F.3d 1064 Donald BEARDSLEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jeanne S. WOODFORD, Director of the California Department of Corrections; Jill L. Brown, Warden, California State Prison at San Quentin, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-15042. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted January 12, 2005. Filed January 14, 2005. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc January 15, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Steven S. Lubliner, Petaluma, CA, for the petitioner-appellant. Dane R. Gillette, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Ronald S. Matthias, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-appellees. Alan L. Schlosser, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California and Death Penalty Focus. Stephen F. Rhode, Los Angeles, CA, of counsel for amici curiae Death Penalty Focus. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Jeremy Fogel, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No.…