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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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 Neither of these documents were served on respondents. Petitioner is advised that

every document submitted to the court for consideration must be served on respondents. Fed. R.

Civ. P. 5; Rule 11, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. As a prisoner proceeding pro se, petitioner is required to

serve all documents in this action conventionally in accordance with the relevant provisions of

Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. See Local Rule 5-135(b). Since an attorney has filed a document with the

court on behalf of respondents, documents submitted by petitioner must be served on that

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID DANIEL CEPEDA,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-04-1899 LKK JFM P

vs.

MENDOZA-POWERS, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By order filed March 9, 2005, the court granted

petitioner’s motion to consolidate this action with another filed in this court, Case No. CIV S-04-

2562 WBS JFM P, and both petitions were dismissed with leave to file one amended petition in

this action. On April 11, 2005, petitioner filed a request for an extension of time to file an

amended petition, and on April 21, 2005, petitioner filed a request for a copy of each original

petition.1

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attorney and not on the respondents. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(1). Conventional service is usually

accomplished by mailing a copy of the document to the attorney’s address of record. See Fed. R.

Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(B). Petitioner must include with every document filed in this action a certificate

stating the date an accurate copy of the document was mailed to respondents’ attorney and the

address to which it was mailed. See Local Rule 5-135(b) and (c).

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s April 11, 2005 request for extension of time is granted;

2. Petitioner’s April 21, 2005 request for one copy of each of his original habeas

corpus petitions is granted;

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the original

habeas corpus petition filed in this action and a copy of the original habeas corpus petition filed

in Case No. CIV S-04-2562 WBS JFM P; and

4. Petitioner is granted thirty days from the date of this order to file an amended

petition in accordance with this court’s March 9, 2005 order. 

DATED: May 6, 2005.

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