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SECTION SECTION Case SECTION 3 As of 12 19 PM PDT 1 of 13 ADRMOP,CAPITAL,CLOSED,E-Filing,RELATE U.S. District Court California Northern District (San Francisco) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE # 3 Pacific News Service v. Tilton Assigned to Hon. Richard Seeborg Referred to DPLC KC Relate Case SECTION Case SECTION 3 Cause 42 1983 Civil Rights Act SECTION PlaintiffSECTION Pacific News Service Date Filed Date Terminated Jury Demand None Nature of Suit 535 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction Federal Question represented by Alan Lawrence Schlosser ACLU Foundation of Northern California, Inc. 39 Drumm Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Fax Email aschlosser@aclunc.org LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jon Burgess Streeter Keker & Van Nest LLP 633 Battery Street San Francisco, CA Fax Email jstreeter@kvn.com TERMINATED LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Wendy Jill Thurm Keker & Van Nest LLP 633 Battery Street San Francisco, CA Fax Email wendythurm@gmail.com (Inactive) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ajay Krishnan Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP 633 Battery Street San Francisco, CA Fax Email akrishnan@keker.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Katherine Florey Keker & Van Nest LLP 633 Battery Street San Francisco, CA Fax Email kflorey@kvn.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SECTION Case SECTION 3 As of 12 19 PM PDT 2 of 13 Michael Temple Risher ACLU Foundation of Northern California, Inc. 39 Drumm Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Fax Email mrisher@aclunc.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V. SECTION DefendantSECTION Jeanne Woodford Acting Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation SECTION DefendantSECTION Warden Steven Ornoski California State Prision at San Quentin SECTION DefendantSECTION Warden Robert L. Ayers, Jr. represented by Michael James Quinn California State Attorney General's Office Correctional Law Section 455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA Fax Email Michael.Quinn@doj.ca.gov LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Dane R. Gillette State Attorney General's Office 455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA Fax Email dane.gillette@doj.ca.gov TERMINATED ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ronald Stephen Matthias Office of Attorney General, State of Cal 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102 Email ronald.matthias@doj.ca.gov ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED represented by Michael James Quinn (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Dane R. Gillette (See above for address) TERMINATED ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED represented by Michael James Quinn (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Dane R. Gillette SECTION Case SECTION 3 As of 12 19 PM PDT 3 of 13 (See above for address) TERMINATED ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Thomas Stuart Patterson California Attorney General's Offic 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102 Fax (415) Email thomas.patterson@doj.ca.gov ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SECTION DefendantSECTION James E. Tilton represented by Michael James Quinn (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Dane R. Gillette (See above for address) TERMINATED ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Thomas Stuart Patterson (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SECTION DefendantSECTION Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger represented by Michael James Quinn (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SECTION DefendantSECTION Mathew L. Cate represented by Michael James Quinn (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SECTION DefendantSECTION Vincent Cullen represented by Michael James Quinn (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Amicus Michael A. Morales represented by John R Grele Law Office of John R. Grele 1000 Brannan St. suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) Fax (415) Email jgrele@earthlink.net ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V. Miscellaneous Habeas Capital Notification SECTION Case SECTION 3 As of 12 19 PM PDT 4 of 13 Date Filed # Docket Text 1 COMPLAINT (no process) against Jeanne Woodford, Steven Ornoski ( Filing fee $ 250, receipt number Filed

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On March 8, 2006, the Pacific News Service filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the California Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the defendants had violated the constitutional rights of the press and the public to attend, meaningfully observe, and gather and report on important information at executions being carried out by the defendants at the California State Prison at San Quentin. On May 30, 2013, the issue in this case became moot due to a state court decision. In Sims v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the California Court of Appeals held that CDCR’s lethal injection regulations were invalid for failure to comply with the APA. The court permanently enjoined CDCR from carrying out the execution of any condemned inmate by lethal injection until their new regulations complied with the Administrative Procedure Act. This case closed after a voluntary dismissal filed by the plaintiff organization.

