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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL MENDEZ,

Petitioner,

 v.

DERRAL ADAMS, Warden, California

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State

Prison, 

Respondent. /

No. C 03-00022 WHA

REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING

The Court invites petitioner and respondent to brief, in five pages or less, these issues:

1. What res judicata effects, if any, do petitioner’s past convictions under Penal

Code sections 288(a) and 243.4 have on this case? Does proof of those offenses

beyond a reasonable doubt contradict the argument that jury instructions 2.50.01 and

2.50.1 permitted conviction on a mere preponderance of the evidence basis? 

2. Was petitioner improperly convicted if the jury based its verdict solely on his

past convictions and the related inference that he was disposed to commit similar

sexual crimes?

3. Did petitioner exhaust his state remedies with regard to his claims that (a) 

his rights were violated by jury instructions 2.50.01 and 2.50.1, and (b) his rights were

violated because the jury may have convicted him solely on the basis of his past

convictions and alleged disposition to commit similar crimes? 

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Each party may submit opposition briefs of up to two pages each. The initial briefs shall

be filed by noon, November 7, 2005. The opposition briefs shall be filed by noon, November

14, 2005. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 28, 2005 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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