Turner v. People of the State of California et al

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ORDER REOPENING CLOSED CASE, GRANTING MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CLERK. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 4/25/07. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2007) Modified on 4/25/2007 (jjo, COURT STAFF).

Turner v. People of the State of California et al

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Case 3:06-cv-06239-JSW

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Filed 04/25/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JULIUS LEE TURNER, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. /

No. C 06-6239 JSW (PR) ORDER REOPENING CLOSED CASE, GRANTING MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CLERK (Docket No. 5)

Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of California, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On February 20, 2007, the Court dismissed the petition due to certain deficiencies, but granted Petitioner thirty days in which to file an amended petition. After Petitioner failed to respond within a period in excess of thirty days, the Court dismissed the petition for failure to prosecute (docket no. 4). On April 9, 2007, Petitioner filed a motion seeking an extension of time to file an amended petition, which was signed by Petitioner on April 3, 2007 (docket no. 5). Although Petitioner does not document when he received the Court's order, he does state that he received the Court's order "late" and could not promptly respond, due to his inability to access the law library. According to a document attached to Petitioner's request, he had attempted to access the law library on March 26, 2007. Under Rule 6(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court may extend a party's time to respond upon a request made after the expiration of the time to respond "where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect[.]" For good cause shown,
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Petitioner's motion is GRANTED (docket no. 5). Petitioner is provided with leave to file an amended petition within thirty days of the date of this order. The amended petition must contain the caption and civil case number used in this order, Case No. C-06-6239 JSW (PR) and the words AMENDED PETITION on the first page. Failure to file an amended petition by the deadline will result in dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). See Martinez v. Johnson, 104 F.3d 769, 772 (5th Cir. 1997) (Rule 41(b) applicable in habeas cases). The Clerk is directed to reopen this closed case and send Petitioner a copy of this Court's prisoner habeas corpus petition form. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: April 25, 2007 JEFFREY S. WHITE United States District Judge

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