Williams v. People of the State of California

Filing 14

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/6/2015 ORDERING that within 21 days, petitioner shall show cause in writing why this court should not grant the pending motion to dismiss. Alternatively, if petitioner no longer wishes to proceed with this federal habeas action, he may file a request to voluntarily dismiss this case.(Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL ANTHONY WILLIAMS,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:14-cv-0756 DAD P

v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
Respondents.

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

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 12, 2014, respondent filed a motion to dismiss the

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pending petition. Petitioner has not filed an opposition to the motion. Local Rule 230(l) provides

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in part: “Failure of the responding party to file written opposition or to file a statement of no

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opposition may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the granting of the motion . . . .”
Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within twenty-one days of the

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date of service of this order, petitioner shall show cause in writing why this court should not grant

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the pending motion to dismiss the petition. Alternatively, if petitioner no longer wishes to

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proceed with this federal habeas action, he may file a request to voluntarily dismiss this case.

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Dated: January 6, 2015

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DAD:9
will0756.102

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