Ashley v. Matteucci

Filing 14

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Habeas Answer or Dispositive Motion due by 8/5/2013. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 6/5/13. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 13-00918 YGR (PR)

HORACE E. ASHLEY, JR.,

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Petitioner,
vs.
DOLLY MATTEUCCI,
Napa State Hospital Interim Director,
Respondent.

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Petitioner has filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
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§ 2254. He has paid the $5.00 filing fee. He has since amended his petition twice, therefore, the
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operative petition is his Second Amended Petition (SAC) (Docket No. 12). It does not appear
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from the face of the SAC that it is without merit. Good cause appearing, the Court hereby issues the
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following orders:
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The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order and the SAC and all

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attachments thereto (Docket No. 12) upon Respondent and Respondent's attorney, the Attorney
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General of the State of California. The Clerk shall also serve a copy of this Order on Petitioner at
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his current address.
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2.

Respondent shall file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner, within sixty (60)

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days of the issuance of this Order, an Answer conforming in all respects to Rule 5 of the Rules
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Governing Section 2254 Cases, showing cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued.
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Respondent shall file with the Answer a copy of all portions of the relevant state records that have
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been transcribed previously and that are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the
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SAC.

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If Petitioner wishes to respond to the Answer, he shall do so by filing a Traverse with

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the Court and serving it on Respondent within sixty (60) days of his receipt of the Answer. Should

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Petitioner fail to do so, the SAC will be deemed submitted and ready for decision sixty (60) days

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after the date Petitioner is served with Respondent's Answer.

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4.

Respondent may file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner, within sixty (60) days

of the issuance of this Order, a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an Answer, as set

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forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. If

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Respondent files such a motion, Petitioner shall file with the Court and serve on Respondent an

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opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion within sixty (60) days of receipt of the

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner a reply within fourteen

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(14) days of receipt of any opposition.

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5.

It is Petitioner's responsibility to prosecute this case. Petitioner must keep the Court

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and Respondent informed of any change of address and must comply with the Court's orders in a

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timely fashion. Pursuant to Northern District Local Rule 3-11 a party proceeding pro se whose

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address changes while an action is pending must promptly file a notice of change of address

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specifying the new address. See L.R. 3-11(a). The Court may dismiss without prejudice a complaint

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when: (1) mail directed to the pro se party by the Court has been returned to the Court as not

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deliverable, and (2) the Court fails to receive within sixty days of this return a written

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communication from the pro se party indicating a current address. See L.R. 3-11(b); see also

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Martinez v. Johnson, 104 F.3d 769, 772 (5th Cir. 1997) (Rule 41(b) applicable in habeas cases).

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Petitioner must also serve on Respondent's counsel all communications with the Court by
mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent's counsel.
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Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable extensions will be granted.

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Any motion for an extension of time must be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the

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deadline sought to be extended.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED:

June 5, 2013
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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