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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

JEFFREY J. BIGGS, No. CIV-S-04-2667 MCE/CMK

Petitioner, 

v. ORDER

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, 

ET AL., 

Respondents. 

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On May 17, 2005, the magistrate judge filed findings and

recommendations which recommended this action be dismissed for

petitioner’s failure to exhaust state court remedies. The

magistrate’s findings and recommendations gave notice to all

parties that any objections were to be filed within twenty days. 

Petitioner did not file any objections within the twenty day

period. 

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On June 30, 2005, the court adopted the findings and

recommendations of the magistrate judge and denied petitioner’s

application for writ of habeas corpus.

On July 13, 2005, petitioner filed a document entitled a

“Request for Reconsideration of Judge’s Order to Adopt the

Magistrate’s Findings and Recommendations and Denial.” In this

document, petitioner contends that he never received the

magistrate’s findings and recommendations filed May 17, 2005. 

Petitioner asserts further that he would have filed objections

had he received these findings and recommendations. This

document was docketed as a notice of appeal. 

This court now construes petitioner’s July 13, 2005 request

as a request for an extension of time to file objections, not a

notice of appeal. However, without remand, the district court

has lost jurisdiction to dispose of a motion after an appeal has

been taken. Scott v. Younger, 739 F.2d 1464, 1466 (9th Cir.

1984). If the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remands this action

back to the United States District Court for the Eastern District

of California, this court will grant petitioner’s request for

additional time to file objections to the magistrate judge’s

findings and recommendations.

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For the foregoing reasons a certificate of appealability

should not be issued and the Clerk of Court is directed to serve

a copy of this order on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.

DATED: August 10, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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