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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD LAWRENCE GIACOMA

Petitioner, No. CIV S-05-2494 FCD GGH P

vs.

 M. VEAL, Acting Warden, et al., 

Respondents. ORDER

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On April 4, 2006, petitioner submitted an inapposite notice that he had not been

served a copy of the respondents’ reply. Petitioner’s notice was not served on respondent. 

Petitioner is advised that every document submitted to the court for consideration must be served

on respondent. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5; Rule 11, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. Documents not to

be served electronically are usually served by placing a copy in the U.S. Mail. If an attorney has

filed a document with the court on behalf of respondent, then documents submitted by petitioner

must be served on that attorney and not on the respondent himself. Every document submitted

conventionally to the court (e.g., by a prisoner proceeding pro se) must include a certificate

stating the date an accurate copy of the document was mailed to respondent or his attorney and

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

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As to the substance of petitioner’s filing, the filing is inapposite because

respondent did not file a reply to petitioner’s opposition to the pending motion to dismiss. 

Respondent has the discretion to choose not to file a reply; neither the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure nor the Local Rules require such a response.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s April 4, 2006 notice

will be placed in the court file and disregarded. Petitioner is cautioned that failure to properly 

serve any documents subsequently filed in this action, and failure to include a proper certificate

of service with such filing, will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

DATED: 4/13/06

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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