Petrovich v. Santoro

Filing 11

ORDER GRANTING Motion to Withdraw Motion to Stay 3 , 10 ; ORDER REQUIRING RESPONDENT to File a Response; ORDER SETTING Briefing Schedule; ORDER DIRECTING Clerk of Court to Serve Documents on Attorney General, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 4/13/16. (Hellings, J)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:15-cv-01546 MJS HC
RICK ALAN PETROVICH,

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
Petitioner, WITHDRAW MOTION TO STAY

v.

(Docs. 3, 10)

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONDENT TO
FILE RESPONSE, ORDER SETTING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE, ORDER
KELLY SANTORO, Warden,
DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO SERVE
Respondent. DOCUMENTS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

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Petitioner filed the petition on October 13, 2015. Concurrently with the petition, he

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filed a request to stay the petition, noting that his state petition for writ of habeas corpus

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was still pending at the time. (ECF No. 3.) On February 2, 2016, the Court ordered

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Petitioner to show whether a stay was still required, since his state petition had been

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decided. On March 11, 2016, Petitioner responded, and moved to withdraw the motion

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to stay. The motion to withdraw the motion to stay is GRANTED.

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The Court has conducted a preliminary review of the petition. It is not clear from

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the face of the Petition whether Petitioner is entitled to relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2243.

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Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases and Rule
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16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,1 the Court HEREBY ORDERS:

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Respondent SHALL FILE a RESPONSE to the Petition2 within SIXTY (60) days

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of the date of service of this order. See Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254

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Cases; Cluchette v. Rushen, 770 F.2d 1469, 1473-1474 (9th Cir. 1985) (court has

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discretion to fix time for filing a response). A Response can be made by filing one

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of the following:

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AN ANSWER addressing the merits of the Petition. Respondent SHALL

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INCLUDE with the Answer any and all transcripts or other documents

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necessary for the resolution of the issues presented in the Petition. See

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Rule 5, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. In the event Respondent

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asserts in the ANSWER that Petitioner has procedurally defaulted a claim,

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Respondent must also address the merits of the claim asserted. Copies of

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all transcripts and documents shall be filed electronically, unless not

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possible. See Local Rule 190(f).

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A MOTION TO DISMISS the Petition. A Motion to Dismiss SHALL

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INCLUDE copies of all Petitioner’s state court filings and dispositive

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rulings. See Rule 5, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. 3 Copies of

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state court filings shall be filed electronically, unless not possible. See

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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure “apply to proceedings for habeas corpus ... to the extent
that the practice in those proceedings (A) is not specified in a federal statute, the Rules Governing Section
2254 Cases, or the Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases; and (B) has previously conformed to the
practice in civil actions.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 81(a)(4). Rule 12 also provides “[t]he Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with any statutory provisions or these rules, may be
applied to a proceeding under these rules.” Rule 12, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.
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Respondent is advised that a scanned copy of the Petition is available in the Court’s electronic
case filing system (“CM/ECF”).
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Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases provides that upon the court’s determination
that summary dismissal is inappropriate, the “judge must order the respondent to file an answer or other
pleading . . . or to take other action the judge may order.” Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases
(emphasis added); see also Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 and 5 of Rules Governing Section 2254
Cases (stating that a dismissal may obviate the need for filing an answer on the substantive merits of the
petition and that the Attorney General may file a Motion to Dismiss for failure to exhaust.); White v. Lewis,
874 F.2d 599, 60203 (9th Cir. 1989) (providing that Motions to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 4 are proper in a
federal habeas proceeding.)

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Local Rule 190(f).
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If Respondent files an Answer to the Petition, Petitioner MAY FILE a Traverse

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within THIRTY (30) days of the date Respondent’s Answer is filed with the Court.

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If no Traverse is filed, the Petition and Answer are deemed submitted at the

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expiration of the thirty days.

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If Respondent files a Motion to Dismiss, Petitioner SHALL FILE an Opposition or

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Statement of Non-Opposition within TWENTY-ONE (21) days of the date

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Respondent’s Motion is filed with the Court. If no Opposition is filed, the Motion

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toDismiss is deemed submitted at the expiration of the thirty days. Any Reply to

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an Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss SHALL be filed within SEVEN (7) days

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after the opposition is served.

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Unless already submitted, both Respondent and Petitioner SHALL COMPLETE

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and RETURN to the Court within THIRTY (30) days a Consent/Decline form

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indicating whether the party consents or declines to consent to the jurisdiction of

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the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1).

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The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to SERVE a copy of this order on the
Attorney General or his representative.

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Petitioner’s motion to withdraw the motion to stay is GRANTED. (Docs. 3, 10)

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All motions shall be submitted on the record and briefs filed without oral argument

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unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Local Rule 230(l). Extensions of time will only be

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granted upon a showing of good cause. All provisions of Local Rule 110 are applicable

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to this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 13, 2016

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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