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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

ROBERT N. WASHINGTON,

Petitioner,

 v.

JOHN W. HAVILAND, Acting Warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 09-0978 SBA (PR)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS PETITION AS SUCCESSIVE

(Docket no. 8)

Petitioner Robert N. Washington filed this pro se habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254. 

Before the Court is Respondent's motion to dismiss, alleging that the petition should be

dismissed as a second or successive petition. Petitioner opposes the motion.

The record shows that Petitioner has filed a previous petition for a writ of habeas corpus with

this Court, challenging the same conviction and sentence. See Case No. C 02-2146 MJJ (PR). The

Court denied the first petition on the merits.

DISCUSSION

The Court finds the present petition is a second or successive petition attacking the same

conviction and sentence as Petitioner's prior federal habeas petition. A second or successive petition

containing new claims may not be filed in the district court unless Petitioner first obtains from the

United States Court of Appeals an order authorizing the district court to consider the petition. 28

U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). Petitioner has not done so. Accordingly, Respondent's motion to dismiss

the petition as a second or successive petition (docket no. 8) is GRANTED. The instant petition is

DISMISSED without prejudice to filing a new habeas action if Petitioner obtains the necessary

order.

CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, Respondent's motion to dismiss the petition as a second or

successive petition (docket no. 8) is GRANTED, and the petition is DISMISSED pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 2244(b). The Court has rendered its final decision on this matter; therefore, this Order

TERMINATES Petitioner's case.

The Clerk of the Court shall terminate all pending motions and close the file.

This Order terminates Docket no. 8.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:5/17/10 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

 United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT N. WASHINGTON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CALIFORNIA STATE OF et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV09-04355 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 21, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

Robert N. Washington P72776

La Palma Correctional Center - Arizona

L.P.C.C.

5501 N. LaPalma Road

Eloy, AZ 85131

Dated: May 21, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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