"We are caught between Pitchess statutes and Bradley obligations."

Kailan Meserve had filed a writ of habeaus corpus. Judge Christopher Wilson granted a motion today to seal a record filed. He denied Kailan Meserve's attorney's request for oral depositions.

Most of the hearings are  set on the same day and time as other cases and busy court mornings . I have covered this case from time to time  but nothing much has happened yet except case conferences and procedural hearings. There are no minutes visible to the public.

When there is a ruling, I will do another update. I am interested in the outcome because I invested a lot of time in the criminal case and was the only one to cover it from start to finish. I took a lot of risks covering the criminal case.

I linked the previous post and you can search other posts on the writ and what that entails via the search feature on the blog.

Even though I made it to the hearing today, it is like walking in the middle of an ongoing conversation. I am covering the writ occasionally for the victims of the criminal case and their family members.

Judge Wilson told the attorneys, "I haven't figured out the Brownfield aspect of the case. No one has given me authorities. I don't expect it before trial."

Judge Wilson's remarks mentioned a memo Sgt. Diana Freese had but doesnt now. It involves a citizen complaint and there will be an in camera hearing conducted about that memo.

Humboldt Superior Court attorney Bryan Daley told Judge Wilson, "We are caught between Pitchess statutes and Bradley obligations."

Kailan Meserve's father Dave Meserve was in court today.

Deputy District Attorney Whitney Timm is handling this case for the People. Review hearing on 11/22.

Previous post:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2019/05/in-camera-hearing-on-pitchess-motion.html?m=1