Patino v. Palmer et al

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ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that respondents' 16 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The Court finds ground two to be unexhausted in state court. FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner shall have thirty (30) days to show go od cause for his failure to exhaust his unhausted claims. Respondents shall have twenty (20) days to respond. Petitioner shall have fifteen (15) days to reply. FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner may advise the Court of his desire to abandon the unhausted claims (ground two) by filing a sworn declaration of abandonment. ( Notice of Compliance is due by 9/4/2010.) Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 8/3/2010. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MLC)

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Background

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