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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BEN ALAN SNIPES ,

Petitioner,

CASE NO. 06CV2531-LAB (AJB)

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATION AND

EXTENDING TIME TO FILE

AMENDED PETITION

vs.

JAMES E. TILTON, Secretary of the

California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation,

Respondent.

On November 15, 2006, Petitioner filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus. After

several attempts to demonstrate he was entitled to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on

April 2, 2007 the Court granted Petitioner leave to proceed IFP. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636,

this matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Anthony Battaglia for report and

recommendation. On June 4, 2007, Respondent moved to dismiss the petition. Petitioner

opposed this and, on July 25, 2007, sought leave to amend his petition. 

On August 28, 2007 Magistrate Judge Battaglia issued his report and

recommendation (the “R&R”), recommending that Defendant’s motion to dismiss be granted

without prejudice and with leave to amend. Neither party objected to the R&R, which the

Court therefore ADOPTS. The petition is therefore DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE

AND WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.

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 Petitioner, apparently mistaking the dates, requests the deadline be extended 30

days from September 24, 2007 to October 24, 2007. The Court construes this liberally as

a request for a 30-day extension from September 27, 2007. See Allen v. Calderon, 408 F.3d

1150, 1153 (9th Cir. 2005) (explaining that a district court must construe pro se habeas

filings liberally) (citation omitted). Because October 27, 2007 is a Saturday, the Court further

construes this as a request for an extension until the next business day, or October 29,

2007.

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The R&R permitted Petitioner to file an amended petition on or before September 27,

2007, and to explain by the same date how he would proceed with regard to an unexhausted

claim, enumerated as claim 18 in the memorandum accompanying his petition. (Memo. of

Law in Supp. of Pet. at 45.) This claim consists of several arguments that the appellate court

erred in denying Petitioner leave to represent himself and to supplement his counsel’s

briefing, refused to hear his habeas petition, affirmed an unspecified ruling on appeal, and

denied him leave to file additional habeas claims on the basis that those claims should have

been raised on direct appeal. (Id.)

On September 21, 2007, Petitioner filed an ex parte motion for a 30-day extension

of time1 in which to respond to the R&R, citing deprivation of his legal papers on September

4, 2007. Along with this request, Petitioner filed a draft of what appears to be his intended

amended petition. He also stated his intention to abandon the unexhausted claim. (Motion

of Sept. 21, 2007 at 2, 11 (stating his intention to withdraw the unexhausted claim by

amending his petition).) Petitioner believes he can raise the same arguments in the context

of exhausted claims. (Id. at 11.)

For good cause shown, Petitioner’s request for an extension is hereby GRANTED,

and the time by which he must file an amended petition is extended to October 29, 2007.

In accordance with his stated intentions, the Court will consider Petitioner’s eighteenth claim

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as formally abandoned. (See R&R at 4:14–23 (explaining that Petitioner may formally

abandon his unexhausted eighteenth claim).) 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 15, 2007

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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