# Petition for Writ of Certiorari — In re Calderon

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## Record

- **Collection:** Supreme Court brief
- **Document type:** Petition for Writ of Certiorari
- **Published:** January 1, 1994
- **Citation:** 512 U.S. 1203

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QFFICE OF THE €LERK
IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

October Term, 1994

In re ARTHUR CALDERON,
Warden of San Quentin
Prison and

DANIEL E. LUNGREN,
Attorney General of the
State of California

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
NINTH CIRCUIT (WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR.,
STEPHEN REINHART, AND STEPHEN S. TROTT,
CIRCUIT JUDGES)

DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General
of the State of California

GEORGE WILLIAMSON, Chief Assistant
Attorney General

GARY W. SCHONS, Senior Assistant
Attorney General

HOLLY D. WILKENS

Supervising Deputy Attorney General
PAT ZAHAROPOULOS,

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

110 West A Street, Suite 1100
Post Office Box 85266

San Diego, California 92186-5266
Telephone: (619) 645-2209

Attorneys for Petitioner

QUESTION PRESENTED

Does the state’s interest in the
administration of criminal justice and
finality of judgments dictate that the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals should
issue an opinion in a capital case after
denial of habeas corpus within 120 days of
submission of a case for decision
following briefing and oral argument?

Is the failure to issue an opinion
seven months after oral argument in a
death penalty case and over five years
after issuance of a federal stay of
execution inconsistent with this Court's
directive in In re Blodgett, 502 U.S.
____, 116 L. Ed. 2d 669, 112 S. Ct. 674
(1992) that the court must “exercise all
due diligence and render its opinion
forthwith”?

PARTIE
Warden Arthur Calderon and California

Attorney General Daniel E. Lungren are the

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Petitioners for the State of California.
Melvin Meffrey Wade, an inmate sentenced
to death under the laws of California, is
the subject of the underlying appeal from
the denial of a Petition for Writ of

Habeas Corpus.

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QUESTION PRESENTED

PARTIES

JURISDICTION

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OPINIONS BELOW 2
5
STATEMENT OF THE CASE 6

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REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT

THE NINTH CIRCUIT’S UNREASONABLE
DELAY IN DECIDING WADE’S APPEAL

FROM THE DENIAL OF HABEAS CORPUS

IN THIS CAPITAL CASE VIOLATES

THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF

CALIFORNIA AND THE STATE'S

ABILITY TO TIMELY ENFORCE ITS

LAWS 9

1. The Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals has a duty to act ina
prompt fashion in capital habeas
corpus cases 13

2. Mandamus is the only available
means to ensure the prompt
resolution of the instant case 14

3. California requests that this
Court exercise its supervisorial
authority and establish a 120-
day time limit for ruling on
appeals from denial of habeas
corpus on capital cases 19

CONCLUSION 24

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Page
Cases
Allied Chemical Corp v. Diaflon Inc.
449 U.S. 33 (1980) aan
Chandler v. Judicial Council
398 U.S. 74 (1970) 19
Cohens _v. Virginia,
19 U.S. (6 Wheat.) 264 (1821) 18
s
U.S.
Ti5 L. Eds 2d 640,
111 S. Ct. 2546 (1991) 22
Ex Parte Newman
81 U.S. (14 Wall.) 152 (1872) 11, 15
Francis v. Henderson
425 U.S. 536 (1976) 22
Hamilton v. Vasquez,
F.2d
94 DAR 1490 ( (9th Cir. 2/3/94) 21
,
502 U.S.
+ i ae. > t. 674,
116 L. Ed. 2d 669 (1992) 14, 16
Insurance Company v. Comstock,
83 U.S. (16 Wall.) 258 (1872) 12, 15
Vv. z
5 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 1992) 21
rs
832 F. aa 476 (9th Cir. 1987) 21

Cases

Johnson v. Rogers,
917 F.2d 1283 (10th Cir. 1990) 13

Jones v. Shell,
572 F.2d 1278 (8th Cir. 1978) 18

LaBuy v. Howes Leather Company,
352 U.S. 249 (1957) 12, 149

Lewis v. Jeffers,
497 U.S. 764 (1990) 21

Mallard v. United States
Dist. Court for the

P . Of Iowa,
490 U.S. 296, (1989) Aas 20

McClellan v. Young,
421 F.2d 690 (6th Cir. 1970) 13, 18

McCleskey v. Zant,
499 U.S. P

111 S. Ct. 1454,
113 L. Ed. 2d 517 (1991) 16, 17

Roche v. Evaporated Milk Association,
319 U.S. 21 (1943) 11

Teague v. Lane,
489 U.S. 288 (1989) 22

Thermtron Prods., Inc. v. Hermansdorfer,
423 U.S. 336 (1976) 12

Van Buskirk v. Wilkinson,
216 F.2d 735 (9th Cir. 1954) 13

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ne tl Ly

Will _v. Calvert Fire

Insurance Company
437 U.S. 65 (1978) 11, 12, 15

Statutes
28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)

Other Authorities
40 Am. Univ. Law Rev. 1 (1990)

Bator, Finality in Criminal

Law and Federal Habeas Corpus
for State Prisoners,

76 Har. L. Rev. at 452-453 (1963)

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IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

October Term, 1994

In re ARTHUR CALDERON,
Warden of San Quentin
Prison and

DANIEL E. LUNGREN,
Attorney General of the
State of California

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
NINTH CIRCUIT (WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR.,
STEPHEN REINHART, AND STEPHEN S. TROTT,
CIRCUIT JUDGES)

Petitioners pray that, pursuant
to the All Writs Act, (section 1651,
subdivision (a) of Title 28 of the United
States Code), a Writ of Mandamus be issued
in Wade v. Vasquez, Case Number 90-56332,
to compel the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the
Honorable William C. Canby, Jr., Stephen
Reinhart, and Stephen S. Trott, Circuit

Judges) to decide the appeal that has been

pending before it for over three years

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since the initial certificate of probable
cause issued and over seven months since
oral argument was heard and the case was
submitted for decision.

OPINIONS BELOW

Melvin Wade, an inmate sentenced
to death under the laws of California, has
appealed the denial of his petition for
writ of habeas corpus challenging his 1982
state court conviction. A federal stay of
execution issued on January 12, 1989,
remains in effect.

On May 21, 1982, Melvin Wade was
sentenced to death for the murder of his
10-year-old step-daughter. His conviction
and sentence were affirmed on direct
appeal. People v. Wade 44 Cal.3d 366, 750
P.2d 794, 244 Cal.Rptr. 905 (1988); Wade
v. California, 488 U.S. 100, 102 L. Ed. 2d
237, 109 S. Ct. 248 (1988).

On January 12, 1989, a stay of

execution was issued by the district court

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and a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
was filed. On February 12, 1990, the
district court ordered an evidentiary
hearing on claims of ineffective
assistance of counsel and jury misconduct.
After an evidentiary hearing, the district
court denied writ of habeas corpus on
September 14, 1990. Wade v. Vasquez, 752
F.Supp. 9, 31 (C.D. Cal. 1990).
Certificate of Probable Cause was issued
on December 17, 1990.

On April 21, 1992, the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals supplemented the
record on appeal with special counsel's
exhibits A through Z and remanded the case
to the district court to permit special
counsel to present additional facts on
Wade's pre-hearing request for
substitution of counsel and to permit the
district court to receive any additional
evidence it deemed appropriate on the

conflict issue. The district court held a

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second evidentiary hearing on remand on
August 31, and September 1, 1992. On
December 9, 1992, the district court
issued an opinion and order finding
neither Attorney Helft nor the public
defender had any conflict of interest.
Certificate of Probable Cause issued on
March 4, 1991.

Both the merits and conflict
issues were briefed on appeal. On June
16, 1993, oral argument was presented to
Justices Reinhart, Canby and Trott and the
case was submitted for decision. No
opinion has issued.

There has been a federal stay of
execution on this case since January 12,
1989, which remains in effect.

On December 3, 1993, Respondents
requested a decision on the case by letter

to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. No

reply to that request was issued.

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On January 31, 1994, the State
filed a “Motion for Decision Within 60
Days.” On February 7, 1994, the motion
was denied. The court observed that the
motion involved "a first petition” and was
inconsistent with its duty to give a full
and fair consideration to all of the
issues presented in the case. Exhibit A.
Over five years after the issuance of a
federal stay of execution, no opinion has
been filed in this case

JURISDICTION

This Court has jurisdiction
under sections 1651, subdivision (a) and
2254 of Title 28 of the United States Code
and Rule 20.1 of the United States Supreme
Court Rules.

The district court had
jurisdiction in Wade’s petition for writ
of habeas corpus under sections 2241,
subdivision (a) and 2254 of Title 28 of

the United States Code.

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The Court of Appeals has
jurisdiction to review the denial of the
petition for writ of habeas corpus under
section 1291 of Title 28 of the United
States Code.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

A. Procedural Background
1. Direct Appeal

A jury convicted Wade of the
1981 murder of his 10-year-old step-
daughter, Joyce. After accusing the child
of smelling and not washing herself
properly, Wade beat her with his fists, a
wooden board from a broken couch and
kicked and stomped her. Wade placed Joyce
inside a military duffle bag which he
hoisted into a crawlspace in a ceiling
above the bedroom, threw her against a
wall with such force that her head
penetrated the wall and at one point tried
to hang her to a wall by a dog leash. The
child died from wounds suffered during the

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22-hour ordeal. People v. Wade, 44 Cal.
3d 366, 244 Cal. Rptr. 905, 750 P.2d 794
(1988).

Ze Federal Habeas Corpus,
District Court Evidentiary

Hearings and Appeal _

Wade filed a federal habeas
corpus petition on January 12, 1989, then
returned to state court to exhaust his
remedies by filing a petition on March 27,
1989. That petition was denied on June
21, 1989, and Wade amended his federal
petition on August 8, 1989.

On May 22, 1990, a one-week
evidentiary hearing commenced in the
district court before the Honorable Manuel
Real, on issues of jury misconduct and
ineffective assistance of counsel. The
writ of habeas corpus was denied on
September 14, 1990. Wade v. Vasquez, 752
F. Supp. 9 (C.D. Cal. 1990). The Ninth

Circuit remanded the case on April 21,

1992, for the district court to receive

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any additional evidence it deemed
appropriate on Wade’s claim that his
public defender had a conflict of
interest. After an evidentiary hearing on
August 31, and September 1, 1992, the
district court decided on December 9,
1992, that there was no conflict of
interest. An appeal was taken from that
decision. The issues raised by the denial
of the writ of habeas corpus and findings
on the conflict claim were fully briefed.

On June 16, 1993, the appeals
from the denial of the writ and conflict
of interest ruling were argued and
submitted for decision.

On February 7, 1994, the State's

motion for a decision was denied. This

petition follows that denial.

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THE NINTH CIRCUIT'S UNREASONABLE
DELAY IN DECIDING WADE’S APPEAL
FROM THE DENIAL OF HABEAS CORPUS
IN THIS CAPITAL CASE VIOLATES
THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE STATE'S
ABILITY TO TIMELY ENFORCE ITS
LAWS

While there are no deadlines for
decisions by the federal Courts of Appeal,
the delay in this case is per se
unreasonable under Blodgett. The state is
deprived of its sovereign power to enforce
its criminal laws by unreasonable delay in
deciding capital cases.

A federal stay of execution
issued on this case over five years ago
and remains in effect. Wade's petition
for habeas corpus was denied by the
district court and a certificate of
probable cause issued over four years ago.

Following remand by the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals almost two years
ago, the district court held a second

evidentiary hearing regarding Wade's claim

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that his public defender had a conflict of
interest. The district court issued an
opinion finding no conflict and a
certificate of probable cause was issued
on March 4, 1992.

The case has been pending in the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1990,
at one stage or another. Oral argument
was presented to the Court of Appeals on
June 16, 1993, and the case was submitted
for decision.

The state cannot agree with the
Ninth Circuit’s February 7, 1994,

conclusion that a decision in this case

within 60 days is inconsistent with the

court’s obligations under this Court's
decision in Blodgett.

The State requests a writ of
mandate based on the inordinate and
inexplicable delay in the Ninth Circuit

deciding Wade’s appeal from the denial of

collateral relief.

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Under the All Writs Act, 28
U.S.C. § 1651(a), the federal Courts of
Appeal may issue a writ of mandate when it
is “necessary or appropriate in aid of

their respective jurisdictions.” Will v.

Calvert Fire Insurance Company, 437 U.S.

655, 661 (1978) (plurality opinion); Roche

v. Evaporated Milk Association, 319 U.S.

21 (1943). This Court has long recognized
this authority, and stated when it should
be used.

Applications for a mandamus
to a subordinate court are
warranted by the principles and
usage of law in cases where the
subordinate court, having
jurisdiction of a case, refuses
to hear and decide the
controversy, or where such a
court, having heard the cause,

refuses to render judgment or
enter a decree of in the case.

Ex Parte Newman, 81 U.S. (14 Wall.) 152,
165 (1872), emphasis added. Repeated
decisions of this Court have established

the rule that mandamus “will lie in a

proper case to direct a subordinate

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Federal Court to decide a pending cause.”

insurance Company v. Comstock, 83 U.S. (16
Wall.) 258, 270 (1872); Will _v. Calvert
Fire Ins. Co., 437 U.S. at 662; Thermtron

Prods., Inc. v. Hermansdorfer, 423 U.S.

336, 352 (1976).

For mandamus to issue, there
must be a clear right to the relief
sought, a plainly defined and peremptory
duty on the part of the respondent to do
the action in question, and no other
adequate remedy is available. The
petitioner must also show that the right

to the writ is “clear and indisputable.”

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the S. Dist. of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296 (1989);
Allied Chemical Corp v. Diaflon Inc., 449

U.S. 33, 35-36 (1980). California has
demonstrated each criteria established by
this Court and the Ninth Circuit’s failure
to act in the appeal pending before it
warrants relief in this Court. LaBuy v.

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Howes Leather Company, 352 U.S. 249, 259-
260 (1957) (writs on mandamus may be used
for “supervisory control of the District
Courts by the Court of Appeals.”)
i. The Ninth Circuit Court of

Appeals has a duty to act in a

prompt fashion in capital habeas

corpus cases

There is general agreement among

the Circuit Courts that “[h]abeas corpus
is a speedy remedy entitled to
preferential consideration.” McClellan v.

Young, 421 F.2d 690, 691 (6th Cir. 1970);

Johnson v. Rogers, 917 F.2d 1283, 1284

(10th Cir. 1990); Van Buskirk v.

Wilkinson, 216 F.2d 735, 737-738 (9th Cir.
1954). Recently, this Court stated that
it would not tolerate unreasonable delay
in a capital habeas corpus case, and held
that such delay could be the basis of a
mandamus petition.
In a capital case the grant
of a stay of execution directed
to a State by a federal court

imposes on that court the
concomitant duty to take all

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steps necessary to ensure a

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consistent with its duty to give
full and fair consideration to
all of the issues presented in
the case.

in re Blodgett, 502 U.S.___, 116 L. Ed.

2d 669, 112 S. Ct. 674, 676 (1992)

emphasis added.

By not promptly resolving this
matter before it, the Ninth Circuit has
failed in the instant case to follow the
dictates in In re Blodgett.

It has failed in its “duty to
take all steps necessary to ensure a
prompt resolution of the matter.”
Blodgett, 112 S. Ct. at 676, emphasis
added.

2. Mandamus is the only available
means to ensure the prompt
resolution of the instant case

A petition for writ of mandamus
to a higher court is the appropriate

action when an inferior court refuses to

act on a case pending before it.

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There case be no doubt that,
where a district court
persistently and without reason
refuses to adjudicate a case
properly before it, the court of
appeals may issue the writ [of
mandamus] “in order that [it]
may exercise the jurisdiction of
review given by law.”

Will v. Calvert Fire Ins., 437 U.S. at
661-662 (quoting Insurance Company v.
Comstock, 83 U.S. (16 Wall.) at 270; Ex

Parte Newman 81 U.S. (14 Wall.) at 165.
The State of California has no other

available remedy to ensure a prompt
resolution of these cases except a
mandamus petition.

The prejudice suffered by the
State through the dilatory actions of the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals can be
addressed through a mandamus petition.
This Court has recognized the prejudice
suffered by a state when a federal court
refuses to act promptly on a habeas corpus
petition.

None of the reasons offered
in the response dispels our

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concern that the State of
Washington had sustained severe
prejudice by the two-and-a-half
year stay of execution. The
stay has prevented Washington
from exercising its sovereign
power to enforce the criminal
law, an interest we found of
great weight in (McCleskey v.
Zant) when discussing the
importance of finality in the
context of federal habeas corpus
proceedings

in re Blodgett, 112 S. Ct. at 676
(citation omitted, emphasis added). As

with the State of Washington in Blodgett,
California is suffering a severe
diminution of its sovereign power.
Our federal system
recognizes the independent power

of a State to articulate
societal norms through criminal
law; but the power of a state to
pass laws means little if the
state cannot enforce them

McCleskey v. Zant, 499 U.S. , 113 L.
Ed. 2d 517, 543, 111 S. Ct. 1454, 1469,

(1991), emphasis added. The diminution of
sovereignty is even greater for the State
of California in this case because the

federal courts have prevented the state

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from enforcing its criminal laws against
Wade through a habeas, appeal, remand and
more habeas proceedings.
The State seeks a prompt
decision of this matter.

A procedural system which
permits an endless repetition of
inquiry into facts and law in a
vain search for ultimate
certitude implies a lack of
confidence about the
possibilities of justice that
cannot be but war with the
underlying substantive commands.

- » There comes a point where
a procedural system which leaves
matters perpetually open no
longer reflects humane concern
but merely anxiety and a desire
for immobility.

McCleskey v. Zant, 113 L. Ed. 2d at 543,
111 S. Ct. at 1469 (quoting Bator,
Finality in Criminal Law and Federal
Habeas Corpus for State Prisoners, 76 Har.

L. Rev. at 452-453 (1963)). A court
immobilized in its search for justice
provides none. The Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals’ duty is not to achieve absolute

certainty on an issue before it, but

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simply, after due consideration to decide
it.
With whatever doubts, with
whatever difficulties, a case

may be attended, we must decide
it, if it be brought before us.

the exercise of jurisdiction

which is given, than to usurp

that which is not given.
Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.)
264, 404 (1821), emphasis added. Ever-
delayed justice is no justice at all.

California continues to suffer

prejudice based on the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals’ failure to act. Therefore,
the state’s right to a writ is "clear and

indisputable.” Mallard, 109 S. Ct. at
1822.4 At a minimum, the Ninth Circuit

1. The Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals has not officially responded
concerning why it is taking so long to
process this capital habeas corpus
appeal. Any excuse based on current
case load is unacceptable, and has been
repeatedly rejected as a matter of law.

, 421 F.2d at 691
(excessive volume of pending habeas
petitions insufficient ground to justify
delay in deciding them); see also Jones
v. Shell, 572 F.2d 1278, 1280 (8th Cir.

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Court of Appeals is continuing to violate
the duty recognized by this Court in
Blodgett.
3. California requests that this

Court exercise its supervisorial

authority and establish a 120-

day time limit for ruling on

appeals from denial of habeas

corpus on capital cases

Although the time taken to issue

a decision is generally within a court’s
discretion, a party may obtain a writ of
mandamus when it shows that the court has

abused its discretion. Chandler v.
Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit, 398
U.S. 74, 84-85 (1970); La Buy v. Howes

Leather Co., 352 U.S. at 257. In
Blodgett, this Court stated that the

federal courts had a duty in capital cases
to “take all steps necessary to ensure a
prompt resolution of the matter.” 116 L.

1978) (busy court docket cannot justify
14-month delay in processing claim from
date of remand). Any other result would

render the holding of In re Blodgett a
nullity.

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Ed. 2d at 676, 112 S. Ct. at 676, emphasis
added. Clearly, the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals has failed to follow the
Blodgett mandate. Moreover, no procedures
or rules are in place to ensure compliance
with Blodgett by the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals. To redress this lack of
guidance, respondent requests this Court
order the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal to
rule within specified times on appeals in
all pending capital cases once the
briefing is complete or oral argument held

before the court.» The failure to decide

2. A period of 120 days from the
time the reply brief is due may be a
reasonable guideline for decision. The
local rules of the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of California contemplate a 120 day
temporary stay “to allow newly appointed
counsel to prepare and file the
petition.” West, Cal. Rules of Court,
Federal, p. 675, LR 9.3b8c, habeas
corpus and motions under § 2255.

American Bar Association

recommendations suggest a one year
statute of limitations (beginning “upon
completion of the state direct review
process”) for filing all post-conviction
applications in capital work. It points

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a case within that time constraint would
constitute a prima facie showing that the
court has not complied with the Blodgett
mandate, resulting in the issuance of an
order to show cause. This option would
establish guidelines to be followed in
every case, obviating the need to
relitigate the issue in every pending
capital case and continuously in each
individual case. Long delays in decision
of capital cases are recurring in the
Ninth Circuit. See, Jeffers v. Ricketts,
832 F.2d 476 (9th Cir. 1987), remanded
Lewis v. Jeffers, 497 U.S. 764 (1990);
Jeffers v. Lewis, 5 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir.

1992); Hamilton v. Vasquez, F.2d
94 DAR 1490 (9th Cir. 2/3/94).

The Blodgett mandate is clear,

federal courts must establish procedures

out this Court resolves Petitions for
Certiorari in 90 days if filed during
the regular term and 120 days if filed
during the summer. 40 Am. Univ. Law
Rev. 1, Recommendation 13 (1990).

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and practices to ensure “prompt”
resolution of habeas corpus petitions in
capital cases. The Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals has failed to do so. Setting time
limits for ruling on appeals allows some
flexibility, while providing assurances to
the states that the current practice of
allowing capital cases to languish in the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for years
before ruling will not be condoned or
permitted. ae

This Court has long recognized
the overriding policy of preventing
federal interference with the state's
fundamental interest in the administration
of its own criminal justice system.

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Ed. 2d 640, 111 S. Ct. 2546 (1991);
McCleskey v. Zant, 11 S. Ct. 1454; Teaque
v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288, 309 (1989); Francis
v. Henderson, 425 U.S. 536, 539 (1976).

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California believes that
establishing these time limits for the

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule on

pending capital habeas corpus appeals is
not only warranted, but absolutely
essential for the orderly administration

of justice.

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For all of the above stated
reasons, the State of California
respectfully requests that the Court grant
a Writ of Mandate and order the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals to render a
decision on the appeal from the denial of
Wade's petition for writ of habeas corpus
within 120 days of the issuance of the
order of this Court

DATED this 17th day of February,
1994.
Respectfully submitted,

DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Attorney General
of the State of California

GEORGE WILLIAMSON, Chief Assistant
Attorney General

GARY W. SCHONS, Senior Assistant
Attorney General

HOLLY D. WILKENS,
Supervising Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Petitioner

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MELVIN MEFFREY WADE, No. 90-56332

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CV-89-0173-MLR

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DANIEL VASQUEZ, ) ORDER

Warden of San )

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ATTORNEY GENERAL )

OF CALIFORNIA, )
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Respondents-Appellees.

Before: CANBY, REINHART, and TROTT,
Circuit Judges

The motion of the Attorney General
for a decision within 60 days is denied.
The motion in this case, which involves a
first petition, is inconsistent with the
duty of a reviewing court in a death
penalty case “to give full and fair
consideration to all of the issues
presented in the case.” n re tt,

112 S.Ct. 674, 676 (1992).

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/brief%3Amicro_IA40386005_1209%3A1. Public record. Not legal advice.
