Morales v. McDonald
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The Clerk shall serve by certified mail a copy of this order and the petition and all attachments thereto on Respondent and Respondent's attorney, the Attorney General of the State of California. The Clerk also shall serve a copy of this order on Petitioner. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 4/19/2012. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/20/2012)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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For the Northern District of California
United States District Court
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JUAN JOSE MORALES,
Petitioner,
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vs.
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MIKE MCDONALD, Warden,
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Respondent.
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No. C 11-06656 EJD (PR)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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Petitioner, a state parolee proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of
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habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction.
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Petitioner has paid the filing fee. (See Docket No. 1.)
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BACKGROUND
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According to the petition, Petitioner was found guilty by a jury in Sonoma
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County Superior Court of several charges, including resisting an officer (Penal Code
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§ 148), willful harm or injury to a child (Penal Code § 273a(a)), assault with a
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deadly weapon (Penal Code § 245(c)(2)), among other offenses. (Pet. at 2.)
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Petitioner was sentenced on May 28, 2009, to 24 years and 8 months in state prison.
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(Id.)
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Petitioner appealed his conviction. The state appellate court “resentenced and
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‘consolidate[d]’ petition,” and the state high court denied review in 2011. (Id. at 3.)
Petitioner filed the instant federal habeas petition on December 27, 2011.
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DISCUSSION
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A.
Standard of Review
This court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a
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person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that
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he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United
States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a).
It shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show
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cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears from the application that
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the applicant or person detained is not entitled thereto.” Id. § 2243.
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B.
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Legal Claims
Petitioner claims that he was appointed a new attorney on resentencing as his
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trial attorney had been disbarred. Petitioner claims that the new attorney rendered
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ineffective assistance on resentencing matters. Liberally construed, his claim is
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cognizable under § 2254 and merits an answer from Respondent.
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CONCLUSION
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For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown,
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1.
The Clerk shall serve by certified mail a copy of this order and the
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petition and all attachments thereto on Respondent and Respondent’s attorney, the
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Attorney General of the State of California. The Clerk also shall serve a copy of this
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order on Petitioner.
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2.
Respondent shall file with the court and serve on petitioner, within
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sixty (60) days of the issuance of this order, an 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
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habeas corpus should not be issued. Respondent shall file with the answer and serve
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on Petitioner a copy of all portions of the state trial record that have been transcribed
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previously and that are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the
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petition.
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If Petitioner wishes to respond to the answer, he shall do so by filing a
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traverse with the Court and serving it on Respondent within thirty (30) days of his
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receipt of the answer.
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3.
Respondent may file a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu
Governing Section 2254 Cases. If Respondent files such a motion, Petitioner shall
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of an answer, as set forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules
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United States District Court
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file with the Court and serve on Respondent an opposition or statement of non-
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opposition within thirty (30) days of receipt of the motion, and Respondent shall
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file with the court and serve on Petitioner a reply within fifteen (15) days of receipt
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of any opposition.
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4.
Petitioner is reminded that all communications with the court must be
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served on Respondent by mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent’s
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counsel. Petitioner must also keep the Court and all parties informed of any change
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of address.
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DATED:
4/19/2012
EDWARD J. DAVILA
United States District Judge
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Order to Show Cause
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JUAN JOSE MORALES,
Case Number: CV11-06656 EJD
Petitioner,
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
v.
MIKE MCDONALD, Warden,
Respondent.
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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.
4/20/2012
That on
, 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.
Juan Jose Morales F44043
High Desert State Prison
P.O. Box 300
Susanville, CA 96127
Dated:
4/20/2012
Richard W. Wieking, Clerk
/s/ By: Elizabeth Garcia, Deputy Clerk
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