Jackson v. Grounds
Filing
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ORDER GRANTING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS AND DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE PETITION SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. Petitioner's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 8/21/12. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/21/2012)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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ORDER GRANTING IN FORMA
PAUPERIS STATUS AND DIRECTING
RESPONDENT TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
THE PETITION SHOULD NOT BE
GRANTED
Petitioner,
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No. C 12-02502 YGR (PR)
N. J. JACKSON,
vs.
MARION SPEARMAN, Warden,
Respondent.
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Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28
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U.S.C. ยง 2254. Petitioner also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. It does not appear from the
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face of the petition that it is without merit. Good cause appearing, the Court hereby issues the
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following orders:
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Petitioner's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
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The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order and the petition and all
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attachments thereto upon Respondent and Respondent's attorney, the Attorney General of the State
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of California. The Clerk shall also serve a copy of this Order on Petitioner at his current address.
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3.
Respondent shall file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner, within one-hundred
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and nineteen (119) days of the issuance of this Order, an Answer conforming in all respects to Rule
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5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, showing cause why a writ of habeas corpus should
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not be issued. Respondent shall file with the Answer a copy of all portions of the relevant state
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records that have been transcribed previously and that are relevant to a determination of the issues
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presented by the petition.
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4.
If Petitioner wishes to respond to the Answer, he shall do so by filing a Traverse with
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the Court and serving it on Respondent within sixty-three (63) days of his receipt of the Answer.
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Should Petitioner fail to do so, the petition will be deemed submitted and ready for decision sixtythree (63) days after the date Petitioner is served with Respondent's Answer.
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Respondent may file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner, within sixty-three
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(63) days of the issuance of this Order, a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an
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Answer, as set forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section
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2254 Cases. If Respondent files such a motion, Petitioner shall file with the Court and serve on
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Respondent an opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion within sixty-three (63) days
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of receipt of the motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner a reply
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within fourteen (14) days of receipt of any opposition.
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It is Petitioner's responsibility to prosecute this case. Petitioner must keep the Court
and Respondent informed of any change of address and must comply with the Court's orders in a
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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timely fashion. Pursuant to Northern District Local Rule 3-11 a party proceeding pro se whose
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address changes while an action is pending must promptly file a notice of change of address
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specifying the new address. See L.R. 3-11(a). The Court may dismiss without prejudice a complaint
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when: (1) mail directed to the pro se party by the Court has been returned to the Court as not
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deliverable, and (2) the Court fails to receive within sixty days of this return a written
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communication from the pro se party indicating a current address. See L.R. 3-11(b); see also
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Martinez v. Johnson, 104 F.3d 769, 772 (5th Cir. 1997) (Rule 41(b) applicable in habeas cases).
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Petitioner must also serve on Respondent's counsel all communications with the Court by
mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent's counsel.
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Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable extensions will be granted.
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Any motion for an extension of time must be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the
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deadline sought to be extended.
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8.
Marion Spearman, the current warden of the prison where Petitioner is incarcerated,
has been substituted as Respondent pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED:
This Order terminates Docket no. 4.
August 21, 2012
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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