Light v. Copenhaver

Filing 9

ORDER DISREGARDING Petitioner's 8 Motion to Amend as MOOT in Light of Court's June 28, 2012 Dismissal of Petition signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 7/12/2012. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JAMES LAWRENCE LIGHT, JR.,

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1:12-cv-00967-DLB (HC)

Petitioner,

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ORDER DISREGARDING PETITIONER’S
MOTION TO AMEND AS MOOT IN LIGHT
OF COURT’S JUNE 28, 2012, DISMISSAL OF
PETITION

v.

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PAUL COPENHAVER,

[Doc. 8]

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Respondent.
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On June 28, 2012, the undersigned dismissed the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed
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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, for failure to state a cognizable claim.1

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On July 2, 2012, Petitioner filed a motion to amend the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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ECF No. 8.
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In his motion to amend, Petitioner repeats his challenge to Amendment 750 of the Fair
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Sentencing Act of 2010, which, inter alia, modified the penalties for crack cocaine offenses,
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reducing the disparities between penalties for crack and powder cocaine. Amendment 750,
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retroactively, modified the penalties for crack cocaine offenses under the United States
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Sentencing Guidelines drug quantity table.
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On June 22, 2012, Petitioner consented to the jurisdiction of the United States magistrate judge pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). Local Rule 305(b).

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For the reasons explained in the Court’s June 28, 2012 order dismissing the original
petition for writ of habeas corpus, Petitioner’s motion to amend is DISREGARDED as MOOT.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
3b142a

July 12, 2012

/s/ Dennis L. Beck
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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