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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MACK A. WEST, JR., 

Petitioner, 

v. 

RANDY GROUNDS, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:09-cv-03147-KJM-AC-P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding through appointed counsel with a petition for writ 

of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Currently pending before the court is 

petitioner’s motion for leave to amend his federal habeas petition as well as a proposed fourth 

amended petition which were both filed while petitioner was pro se. See ECF Nos. 116 (motion 

for leave to amend); 117 (proposed fourth amended petition). Based on issues raised in the 

motion for leave to amend as well as the opposition filed by respondent, the court appointed 

counsel to represent petitioner. ECF No. 124. In this same order, the court directed appointed 

counsel to file a supplemental motion for leave to file the fourth amended petition with supporting 

documentation of petitioner’s mental health status between February 19, 2009 and September 25, 

2013. ECF No. 124 at 2. 

Petitioner has filed a second motion for a 90 day extension of time to file this 

supplemental motion for leave to amend which respondent does not oppose. See ECF No. 129. 

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In the motion counsel for petitioner indicates that she needs an additional 90 days to review and 

analyze voluminous medical records which she just received in order to address the issues raised 

in this court’s November 19, 2013 order appointing counsel. See ECF No. 124. 

The request for additional time is reasonable. Rather than requiring counsel to further 

brief a motion that was filed in pro per, however, especially in light of the complexity of the 

issues and the volume of records involved, the court will vacate the pending motion and order that 

petitioner file a renewed motion to amend in the time requested. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. Petitioner’s pro se motion to amend his federal habeas corpus petition (ECF No. 116) 

is vacated; 

2. Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 129) is denied as moot; 

 3. Counsel for petitioner shall file a renewed motion for leave to file a fourth amended 

habeas petition, together with a proposed fourth amended petition, no later than July 16, 2014. 

Respondent shall have thirty days to file any opposition thereto. Petitioner’s reply shall be due 

fourteen days after the filing date of any opposition filed by respondent. 

 4. A further briefing schedule will be set upon resolution of the renewed motion for leave 

to amend the petition. 

DATED: April 14, 2014 

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