Woods v. Valenzuela

Filing 6

Sua Sponte Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship of Cases re C-03-0820 CW and C-10-2104 CW. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 6/10/2014. (tlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/10/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FREDERICK NEWHALL WOODS,

Case No. 14-cv-01936-JSC

Petitioner,
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v.
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ELVIN VALENZUELA,

SUA SPONTE JUDICIAL REFERRAL
FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING
WHETHER CASES ARE RELATED

Respondent.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Petitioner Frederick Newhall Woods, who is in the custody of the California Department

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of Corrections, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section

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2254. (Dkt. No. 1.) Petitioner’s habeas petition is based on a parole denial in 2012. A review of

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court records shows that Petitioner has had two previous habeas petitions based on parole denials

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adjudicated in this District. See Case Nos. 03-820, 10-2104. The first case (03-820) was

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randomly assigned to Judge Wilken, and the second case (10-2104) was related by Judge Wilken

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to the first action. In light of the similarities between these cases, and given that Petitioner’s

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other habeas petitions challenging parole denials have been related, the undersigned respectfully

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refers the above-captioned action to Judge Wilken pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-12(c) to consider

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whether this case is related to the 03-820 and/or 10-2104 actions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 10, 2014
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge