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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241st Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FLORENCIO JOSE DOMINGUEZ,

Petitioner,

Case No. 14-cv-2890-BAS-RBB

ORDER:

(1) CONVERTING PETITION;

(2) ORDERING PETITIONER 

TO FILE A SUPPLEMENT TO 

HIS PETITION; AND 

(3) GRANTING PETITIONER 

LEAVE TO FILE 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING 

v.

SCOTT KERNAN, Secretary, California Department of Corrections 

and Rehabilitation, 

Respondent.

On October 23, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion determining that 

Petitioner Florencio Jose Dominguez “is no longer required to proceed under § 2254” 

and does not need to “dismiss his § 2254 petition and file a new petition under § 

2241.” (ECF No. 32.) The Court therefore requested that Petitioner determine 

whether he elects to convert his Petition under § 2254 to one arising under § 2241. 

(ECF No. 33.) Petitioner elects to do so and requests leave to provide the Court with 

supplemental briefing. (ECF No. 34.)

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Accordingly, the Court converts Petitioner’s § 2254 petition to one arising 

under § 2241. Further, to allow the Court to resolve this converted petition, the Court 

ORDERS Petitioner to file a supplement to his petition. This supplement should: 

(1) specify all the grounds for relief available to Petitioner under § 2241, (2) state the 

facts supporting each ground, and (3) state the relief requested. In particular, 

Petitioner should include the facts regarding his impending retrial on the charge of 

conspiracy to commit murder. 

Further, the Court grants Petitioner leave to file a memorandum of points and 

authorities in support of the supplement to his petition. In his memorandum, 

Petitioner should include briefing on whether: (1) he has adequately exhausted his 

double jeopardy claim under § 2241; and (2) the Double Jeopardy Clause bars his 

prosecution on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder when, assuming he was 

acquitted, his previous acquittal applied solely to the charge of murder. Petitioner 

may also address any other issues he deems appropriate. However, the Court does 

not need additional briefing regarding whether the state trial court’s dismissal of 

Petitioner’s first prosecution was an “acquittal” under federal law. That issue has 

already been extensively addressed by the parties. 

Petitioner shall file the supplement to his petition and any accompanying 

memorandum no later than January 11, 2019. The Court will then set a deadline for 

the State to respond to the converted petition. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 12, 2018

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