Beswetherick v. Haviland

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL (SI, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2010)

Beswetherick v. Haviland

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK D. BESWETHERICK, Petitioner, v. J. HAVILAND, warden, Respondent. /

No. C 09-5425 SI (pr) ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner has filed a "motion to withdraw writ of habeas corpus" in which he indicates that he wants to "abandon" his habeas petition without prejudice. Respondent has not yet filed a response to the petition. The court construes the motion to be a request for a voluntary

dismissal, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), and GRANTS it. (Docket # 7.) This action is dismissed without prejudice. Petitioner is cautioned that if he wishes to commence another federal habeas action, he must act swiftly because there is a one-year statute of limitations, 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d), for the filing of federal habeas petitions. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: September 1, 2010 SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge

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