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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DESHAWN LEE CAMPBELL,

Petitioner,

v.

RANDY GROUNDS,

Respondent.

Case No. 12-cv-06089-BLF 

ORDER REQUESTING FURTHER 

STATUS UPDATE IN SIXTY DAYS

Following completion of the briefing in this habeas case and submission of the petition for 

disposition, Petitioner DeShawn Lee Campbell obtained an order from this Court permitting him 

to conduct discovery. The appropriate scope of the discovery permitted by that order currently is 

being litigated before Magistrate Judge Grewal. On August 20, 2015, the Court issued an order 

requesting a status update as to the ripeness of the habeas petition for disposition in light of the 

pending discovery matters.

Having reviewed the status update submitted on August 31, 2015, the Court concludes that 

a decision on the merits of the petition at this time would be premature given the ongoing 

discovery and Petitioner’s expressed intention of seeking leave to amend the petition to add a

claim of actual innocence if Petitioner concludes that such a claim would be supported by new 

evidence. The Court therefore requests that the parties file a further status update in sixty days 

informing the Court whether discovery has been completed and, if so, whether Petitioner intends 

to file a motion for leave to amend the petition.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2015

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

Case 5:12-cv-06089-BLF Document 62 Filed 09/01/15 Page 1 of 1