Opinion
S016718
07-29-2016
PEOPLE v. CATLIN (STEVEN DAVID)
Motion for access to sealed record granted
Respondent's “Motion for Access to Sealed Penal Code Section 987.9 Materials Filed in Case Number S016718 for Use in the Pending Federal Habeas Proceeding” filed on June 27, 2016, is granted. The Clerk is directed to provide respondent access to the materials filed under seal in the record on appeal pursuant to Penal Code section 987.9: envelope titled “987.9 documents Sealed”; envelope titled “Sealed 987.9 documents”; and Sealed Reporter's Transcripts of hearings on 2/8/89, 8/14/89, 8/28/89 & 10/31/89, 3/14/90, 6/6/90, and 7/24/90. The Attorney General must supply the personnel and equipment necessary to undertake the examination and copying of these documents, which must occur on the premises of the court. Except as provided herein, these documents remain under seal and their use must be limited solely to the pending proceedings. (Pen. Code § 987.9, subd. (d).)