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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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FILED El016 

CLERK US DISTRICT COURT 

~9UTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DEPUTY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DARREN LEE PATTON, JR., CASE NO. 14-CV-569-BEN (BLM) 

Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION 

vs. 

JEFFREY BEARD, Secretary, 

Respondent. 

16 Petitioner Darren Lee Patton, Jr., a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a 

17 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Docket No.1.) 

18 This Court stayed the Petition pending state court exhaustion of his new ineffective 

19 assistance of trial and appellate counsel claims. (Docket No. 22.) On June 3, 2015, 

20 the Court ordered Petitioner to file a status report every 120 days until the matter 

21 was no longer stayed. (Docket No. 23.) Petitioner failed to file a single status 

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23 On February 19,2016, this Court issued an Order to Show Cause why the 

24 case should not be dismissed for failure to comply with a court order. (Docket No. 

25 24.) Petitioner was required to file a response by March 1, 2016, apprising the 

26 Court ofthe status of his state court claims. In addition, Petitioner was warned that 

27 ifhe failed to file a status report, the matter would be dismissed. 

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1 Petitioner did not respond to the Order to Show Cause, nor did he file any of 

2 the required status reports. 1 Accordingly, the Petition is DISMISSED for failure to 

3 comply with a court order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f)(1)(C) (pursuant to Rule 

4 37(b)(2)(A)(v), court may dismiss case for failing to comply with court order). 

5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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7 Dated: March~016 

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H R T.BE ITEZ 

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27 lThe Court conducted an inmate locator search, which confirmed Petitioner is 

28 still located at the Corcoran state prison address. In addition, the Court conducted an 

online case search in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. Albeit, 

not an exhaustive search, there is no evidence that Petitioner filed a civil case. 

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