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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOWLIN SAEPHARN, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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JOHN MARSHALL, Warden, )

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Respondent. )

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ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO AMEND PETITION

[Doc. #12]

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO FILE AMENDED PETITION

[Doc. #13]

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

On June 8, 2007, the undersigned issued a Findings and Recommendation which

recommended Respondent’s motion to dismiss be granted. It was further recommended that Grounds

Three and Four be dismissed with prejudice, Ground One be dismissed without prejudice, and

Petitioner be granted leave to file an amended petition. The parties were granted thirty days to file

objections.

On June 22, 2007, Petitioner filed a motion to amend the petition and lodged a proposed

amended petition. In his motion, Petitioner states he has no objections to the Findings and

Recommendation. He has chosen to abandon Ground Two of the original petition, and he has lodged

his first amended petition which expounds on Ground One of the original petition. The Court has

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reviewed the amended petition and finds it to be in compliance with the Findings and

Recommendation, and specifically, Rule 2(c) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.

Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in relevant part:

(a) Amendments. A party may amend the party's pleading once as a matter 

of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served or, if the 

pleading is one to which no responsive pleading is permitted and the action 

has not been placed upon the trial calendar, the party may so amend it at any 

time within 20 days after it is served. Otherwise a party may amend the 

party's pleading only by leave of court or by written consent of the adverse 

party; and leave shall be freely given when justice so requires. 

Petitioner has shown good cause to amend the petition. Accordingly, Petitioner’s motion to

file an amended petition is GRANTED, and the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file the lodged

proposed first amended petition. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 12, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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