Thornton v. Campos

Filing 7

ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES 1:13-cv-0018-LJO-MJS-HC and 1:13-cv-00220-SKO-HC; ORDER Directing the Clerk to Close Action Number 1:13-cv-00220-SKO-HC; ORDER Directing the Parties to File in the Futire All Documents in Action Number 1:13-cv-00018-LJO-MJS-HC, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/20/13. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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AARON THORNTON,

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Petitioner,
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v.
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ALFRED CAMPOS,
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Respondent.
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AARON THORNTON,
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Petitioner,
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v.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
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CALIFORNIA,
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Respondents.
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1:13-cv-00018-LJO-MJS-HC
1:13-CV-00220-SKO-HC
ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES
1:13-cv-00018-LJO-MJS-HC
AND 1:13-cv-00220-SKO-HC
ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK
TO CLOSE ACTION NUMBER
1:13-cv-00220-SKO-HC
ORDER DIRECTING THE PARTIES TO
FILE IN THE FUTURE ALL DOCUMENTS
IN ACTION NUMBER 1:13-cv-00018LJO-MJS-HC

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Petitioner Aaron Thornton is proceeding pro se and in forma
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pauperis in action number 1:13-cv-00220-SKO-HC with a petition
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for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

The

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matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28
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U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rules 302 and 303.

Pending before

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the Court is the petition, which was filed on February 12, 2013.
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Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in the United
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States District Courts (Habeas Rules) requires the Court to make
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a preliminary review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus.

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The Court must summarily dismiss a petition "[i]f it plainly

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appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the

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petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court....”

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Habeas Rule 4; O’Bremski v. Maass, 915 F.2d 418, 420 (9th Cir.

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1990); see also Hendricks v. Vasquez, 908 F.2d 490 (9th Cir.

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1990).

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From screening the petition in case number 1:13-cv-00220-SKO

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HC, it appears that the petition concerns the same detention that

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is presently before the Court in Thornton v. Campos, case number

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1:13-cv-00018-LJO-MJS-HC, another habeas corpus proceeding that

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is awaiting screening.

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Accordingly, the Court EXERCISES its discretion pursuant to

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a)1 to consolidate the two habeas corpus

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actions for all purposes so that the cases may be screened

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together, and the exact nature of the claims for relief may be

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determined.

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Accordingly, it IS ORDERED that

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1. Actions number 1:13-cv-00018-LJO-MJS-HC and 1:13-cv-

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00220-SKO-HC are CONSOLIDATED for all purposes; and

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a) provides:

If actions before the court involve a common question
of law or fact, the court may:
1) join for hearing or trial any or all matters at
issue in the actions;
2) consolidate the actions; or
3) issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost
or delay.
A trial court has broad discretion to consolidate in whole or in part
cases pending in the same district. Investors Research Co. v. United States
District Court for the Central District of California, 877 F.2d 777 (9th Cir.
1989).

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2. The parties are DIRECTED to file all future papers in

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action number 1:13-cv-00018-LJO-MJS-HC with a caption of Aaron

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Thornton, Petitioner, v. Alfred Campos, Respondent; and

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3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file all future papers

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in action number 1:13-cv-00018-LJO-MJS-HC, and to close action

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number 1:13-cv-00220-SKO-HC.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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February 20, 2013

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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