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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 Northern District of California

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Order Reopening Habeas Corpus Action

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUFUS BRINKLEY,

Petitioner,

 vs.

ANA RAMIREZ-PALMER, 

Respondent.

 

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No. C 02-03988 JW (PR)

ORDER REOPENING HABEAS

CORPUS ACTION

On June 6, 2006, the Court dismissed this pro se habeas corpus action under

Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to prosecute. In a

letter to the Court dated November 25, 2006, petitioner claims that he has not been

receiving his mail, and just recently received notice that this action had been

dismissed. He also claims that he had sent a notice of change of address to the Court

when he was transferred to another prison. Petitioner requests the petition be

reinstated. 

In the interests of justice, petitioner’s request is GRANTED. Because it is

unclear whether petitioner received the Court’s earlier order granting petitioner’s

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United States District Court

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request for an extension of time to file a traverse, petitioner is granted thirty (30)

days from the date of this order to file a traverse to respondent’s answer should he

choose to do so at this time. 

For the foregoing reasons, and for good cause shown:

1) The order of dismissal entered June 6, 2006, is vacated.

2) The clerk shall reopen the file. 

DATED: 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge 

October 9, 2007

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