Chopra v. California
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ORDER VACATING DISMISSAL OF THREE CLAIMS; DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 10/26/11. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/26/2011)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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REENA CHOPRA,
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Petitioner,
vs.
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
CALIFORNIA,
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Respondent.
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No. C 09-0841 JSW (PR)
ORDER VACATING DISMISSAL OF
THREE CLAIMS; DIRECTING
PARTIES TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL
BRIEFING
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Petitioner, formerly a prisoner of the State of California, currently on parole, has
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filed a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the constitutional
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validity of her state court conviction. She filed an amended petition setting forth nine
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claims for relief. In an order dated February 15, 2011, the first six claims were found
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cognizable, when liberally construed, and Respondent was ordered to show cause why the
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petition should not be granted based on those claims. Claims seven, eight and nine,
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however, were dismissed for failure to state a cognizable basis for habeas relief. The
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Court has reviewed the amended petition again, and upon reconsideration, now finds
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claims seven, eight, and nine to be cognizable when liberally construed. Claim seven
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asserts that evidence was erroneously admitted, claim eight asserts that pretrial publicity
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“poisoned” the jury pool, and claim nine asserts that there was insufficient evidence to
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support the conviction.
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For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown,
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1. The portion of the Order of February 15, 2011, dismissing claims seven, eight
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and nine from the amended petition is VACATED.
2. Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner, within sixty (60)
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days of the issuance of this order, a supplemental answer conforming in all respects to
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Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, showing cause why a writ of habeas
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corpus should not be granted based on claims seven, eight and nine. Respondent shall file
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with the answer and serve on Petitioner a copy of all portions of the state trial record that
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have been transcribed previously and that are relevant to a determination of the issues
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presented by these claims to the extent Respondent has not already done so.
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3. If Petitioner wishes to respond to the answer, she shall do so by filing a
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supplemental traverse with the Court and serving it on Respondent within thirty (30) days
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of the date the supplemental answer is filed.
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4. It remains Petitioner’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Petitioner must
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keep the Court informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper captioned
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“Notice of Change of Address.” She must comply with the Court’s orders in a timely
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fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute
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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: October 26, 2011
JEFFREY S. WHITE
United States District Judge
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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REENA CHOPRA,
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Case Number: CV09-00841 JSW
Plaintiff,
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
v.
CALIFORNIA et al,
Defendant.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District
Court, Northern District of California.
That on October 26, 2011, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing
said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by
depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office
delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.
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Reena Chopra
230 Grau Drive
Fremont, CA 94536
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Dated: October 26, 2011
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Richard W. Wieking, Clerk
By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk
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