Fergason v. Johnson ( 2024 )

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 BRYAN MICHAEL FERGASON, Case No. 2:19-cv-00946-GMN-BNW 6 Petitioner, v. ORDER 7 CALVIN JOHNSON, et al., 8 Respondents. 9 10 This habeas matter is poised for merits review. The respondents, however, appear to have 11 omitted from their filing of the state court record (1) the transcript of proceedings for the state 12 district court’s postconviction review hearing held on March 29, 2016; and (2) the transcript of 13 Brent Engle’s testimony, which was read to the jury but not transcribed into the trial transcript. 14 See ECF Nos. 43-1 at 88; 44-24 at 89-90; see also Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, Rule 7; 15 McDaniels v. Kirkland, 813 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir. 2015) (en banc) (holding federal habeas courts 16 “may consider the entire state-court record, including evidence that was presented only to the trial 17 court.”); Nasby v. McDaniel, 853 F.3d 1049, 1052–54 (9th Cir. 2017) (remanding to the district 18 court with instructions to consider the entire state court record). 19 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: 20 1. Respondents have until February 20, 2024, to file, as supplemental exhibits, (1) the 21 transcript of proceedings for the state district court’s postconviction review hearing 22 held on March 29, 2016; and (2) the transcript of Brent Engle’s testimony, which was 23 read to the jury but not transcribed into the trial transcript. 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 1 2. The petitioner will have 15 days after the respondents file the supplemental exhibits to 2 admit or deny the correctness of the supplemental exhibits. 3 DATED: January 22, 2024 4 ________________________________ 5 GLORIA M. NAVARRO UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28