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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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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

JOHN SEARS,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

United States,

Defendant. /

No. C07-02129 MJJ

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

 Pro se Petitioner John Sears (“Petitioner”) is currently serving a term of one-hundred and

eight (108) months at the Federal Correctional Institution (“FCI”) in Waseca, MN. On October 16,

2003, Petitioner pled guilty to one count of Possession of Cocaine for Sale (21 U.S.C. § 841). 

Petitioner has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. 

Petitioner seeks habeas corpus relief, claiming that his sentence is unconstitutional for three

reasons. First, Petitioner claims that he was given ineffective assistance of counsel when his counsel

failed to investigate a particular law enforcement officer’s pattern of Fourth Amendment violations. 

Second, Petitioner claims that he was given ineffective assistance of counsel when his counsel failed

to investigate and introduce evidence of police misconduct and “flagrant disregard for the terms of

the search warrant.” Third, Petitioner claims that he was given ineffective assistance of counsel

when his counsel failed to investigate to argue during Petitioner’s appeal that the errors in the search

warrant were not entitled to the good faith exception. 

For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown, it is hereby ordered that: 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 1. The Clerk of the Court shall serve by certified mail a copy of this Order and the petition and

all attachments thereto upon respondent and respondent’s attorney, the United States Attorney. The

Clerk shall also serve a copy of this Order on Petitioner. 

 2. Respondent shall file and serve within sixty (60) days of the issuance of this order, an answer

conforming in all respects with Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section

2255, showing cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue. 

 3. If petitioner wishes to respond to the answer, he shall do so by filing and serving a traverse

within thirty (30) days of his receipt of the answer. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 27, 2007 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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