Garduno v. McDonald

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 3/8/11 ORDERING that 2 Motion to Proceed IFP is GRANTED; petitioners application for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED; Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the courts form application for writ of habeas corpus by state prisoners; and Petitioner is granted 30 days within which to file an amended petition forwrit of habeas corpus. (Dillon, M)

(TEMP)(HC)Garduno v. McDonald

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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 vs. MIKE D. MCDONALD, Respondent. / Petitioner, a California prisoner proceeding without counsel, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application 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). Petitioner challenges a 2009 Sacramento County conviction and sentence as well as a 1995 Sacramento County conviction. However, Rule 2(e) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases permits habeas petitioners to challenge only one judgment of one state court per habeas petition. Therefore, petitioner's habeas petition will be dismissed. Petitioner will be granted leave to submit an amended petition in which petitioner challenges his 2009 Sacramento 1
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA STEVEN LAWRENCE GARDUNO, Petitioner, No. CIV-S-11-0469 KJN (TEMP) P

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County conviction and / or sentence, or his 1995 Sacramento County conviction and / or sentence, but not both. Failure to file an amended petition which complies with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner's application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted; 2. Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed; 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the court's formapplication for writ of habeas corpus by state prisoners; and 4. Petitioner is granted thirty days within which to file an amended petition for writ of habeas corpus on the form provided by the Clerk of the Court. In the amended petition, petitioner may challenge his 2009 Sacramento County conviction and / or sentence or his 1995 Sacramento County conviction and / or sentence, but not both. Failure to file an amended petition which complies with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. DATED: March 8, 2011

_____________________________________ KENDALL J. NEWMAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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