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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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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL L. JONES,

Petitioner,

vs.

GEORGE GALAZA, Warden,

Respondent.

 

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No. C 03-00079 JSW (PR)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF

THE COURT TO ADMINISTRATIVELY

CLOSE THE FILE UNTIL THE COURT

ISSUES AN ORDER LIFTING THE

PENDING STAY

Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of California incarcerated at the California State

Prison at Corcoran, filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2254 on January 7, 2003. Subsequently, the Court denied Respondent's motion to

dismiss the petition as unexhausted and granted Petitioner's request to stay the petition

while he returned to state court to exhaust his state judicial remedies. In an order dated

August 5, 2003, the Court entered a stay of the petition, which remains in effect. 

However, the Court did not direct the Clerk of the Court to administratively close the file

for the duration of the stay, which is the practice in the Northern District. 

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court shall administratively CLOSE this case. The

closure is nunc pro tunc, effective as of the date the stay was entered, that is, August 5,

2003. The closure has no legal effect; it is purely a statistical matter. Once the Court has

received Petitioner's amended petition, which is due December 22, 2005, the Court will

issue an order reopening the case, vacating the stay and addressing the amended petition. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 23, 2005

 

 JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

Case 3:03-cv-00079-JSW Document 36 Filed 12/23/05 Page 1 of 1