Fowlie v. Sisto

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 02/03/09 ordering plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis 5 is granted. Respondents are directed to file a response to petitioner's habeas petition within 60 days from the d ate of this order. The clerk of the court shall serve a copy of this order, the consent/reassignment form together with a copy of the petition for writ of habeas corpus on Michael Patrick Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General. Within 20 days of the date of this order, the parties shall show cause why this action should not be administratively stayed pending the Ninth Circuit's decision in Hayward v. Marshall. (cc: Michael Farrell)(Plummer, M)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 D.K. SISTO, ORDER / Petitioner, a state prisoner is proceeding pro se, for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the 2006 decision by the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) finding him unsuitable for parole. Petitioner has now filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis which reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Since petitioner may be entitled to relief if the claimed violation of constitutional rights is proved, respondents will be directed to file a response to petitioner's habeas petition. However, on May 16, 2008, the Ninth Circuit granted rehearing en banc in Hayward v. Marshall, 512 F.3d 536 (9th Cir. 2008). In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 1 BRIAN FOWLIE, vs. No. CIV S-08-2744 GGH P IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 GGH: AB fowl2744.ifp 2. Respondents are directed to file a response to petitioner's habeas petition within sixty days from the date of this order. See Rule 4, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. An answer shall be accompanied by all transcripts and other documents relevant to the issues presented in the petition. See Rule 5, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases; 3. If the response to the habeas petition is an answer, petitioner's reply, if any, shall be filed and served within thirty days after service of the answer; 4. If the response to the habeas petition is a motion, petitioner's opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion shall be filed and served within thirty days after service of the motion, and respondents' reply, if any, shall be filed and served within fifteen days thereafter; and 5. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order, the consent/reassignment form contemplated by Appendix A(k) to the Local Rules of this court together with a copy of the petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on Michael Patrick Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General. 6. Within twenty days of the date of this order, the parties shall show cause why this action should not be administratively stayed pending the Ninth Circuit's decision in Hayward v. Marshall, 512 F.3d 536 (9th Cir. 2008), reh'g en banc granted, __ F.3d __, No. 06-55392 (9th Cir. filed May 16, 2008). DATED: February 3, 2009 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2

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