Skelton v. Federal Bureau of Prisons/FCI Mendota

Filing 9

ORDER Granting Motion To Dismiss Petition (ECF No. 8 ), ORDER Dismissing Petition Without Prejudice, ORDER Directing Clerk Of Court To Enter Judgment And Close Case, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 11/18/2014. CASE CLOSED. (Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CALVIN SKELTON,
Petitioner,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS PETITION
(ECF No. 8)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS/FCI
MENDOTA,

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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v.

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Case No. 1:14-cv-01314- SAB-HC

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Respondent.

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE
CASE

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Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He has consented to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge
20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1).
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On August 22, 2014, Petitioner filed the instant habeas petition. Following a preliminary

22 review of the petition, the Court issued an order that Petitioner had to show cause why the
23 petition should not be dismissed for petitioner’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and
24 advising Petitioner he had failed to name a proper respondent and granting him leave to amend
25 the petition. On November 10, 2014, Petitioner filed a motion to dismiss the petition without
26 prejudice. He states the petition suffers from a number of defects, including a failure to exhaust
27 administrative remedies. Respondent has not yet filed an answer to the petition.
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Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “the [petitioner]

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2 may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: a notice of dismissal before the opposing
3 party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment . . . .” Pursuant to Rule 12 of
4 the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, “[t]he Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to the extent
5 that they are not inconsistent with any statutory provision or these rules, may be applied to a
6 proceeding under these rules."
In this case, Respondent has not yet filed an answer or other responsive pleading.

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8 Therefore, under Rule 41(a)(1), the petition must be dismissed without prejudice. The Court
9 expresses no opinion with respect to the timeliness of the instant petition or any future petition.
10 Nevertheless, Petitioner is forewarned that there is a one-year statute of limitations period
11 governing the filing of federal habeas petitions which commences upon the conclusion of direct
12 review. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). The statute may be tolled while Petitioner seeks relief in the state
13 courts, see 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2), but it is not tolled for the time a habeas petition is pending in
14 federal court. Duncan v. Walker, 533 U.S. 167, 181-82 (2001).
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ORDER

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Petitioner’s motion to voluntarily dismiss the petition is GRANTED;

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2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and

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3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment and close the case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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November 18, 2014
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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