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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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ORDER SETTING NEW SCHEDULE FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE — C-04-04280 RMW

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E-FILED on 11/6/07

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

CHRISTOPER PETER KAZAS,

Petitioner,

v.

J.A. WOODFORD,

Director, California Department of Corrections

Respondent.

No. C-04-04280 RMW

ORDER SETTING NEW SCHEDULE FOR

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

[Re Docket No. 11]

Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging

his incarceration for second degree murder conviction. On September 27, 2005, this court dismissed

the petition without prejudice, finding that petitioner had not exhausted the state remedies available to

him. On that date, the court also entered judgment against petitioner, dismissing his petition without

prejudice. 

On August 22, 2007, the court granted relief from that judgment and ordered respondent to show

cause why petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed on October 8, 2004 as supplemented

on January 31, 2005, should not be granted, setting a due date for the answer of 60 days from the date

of the order. When petitioner's counsel did not receive the answer within that time, he sought

clarification from the court as to whether the order and petition had been served on the respondent.

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Because the respondent had not be served, he asks for the briefing schedule to be amended to

accommodate for the delay in service. The court hereby grants that request.

The clerk mailed a copy of the order to show cause and petition to respondent on October 26,

2007. The court amends the briefing schedule as follows:

 1. Respondent shall file with the court, within sixty days of the issuance of this order, an answer

conforming in all respects to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, showing cause

why a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. Respondent shall file with the answer a copy

of all portions of the state record that have been transcribed previously and that are relevant to

a determination of the issues presented by the petition. If petitioner wishes to respond to the

answer, he shall do so by filing a traverse within thirty days of the filing of the answer.

 2. Respondent may file a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an answer, as set forth

in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases within

sixty days of the issuance of this order. If respondent files such a motion, petitioner shall file

with the court an opposition or a statement of non-opposition within thirty days of the filing of

the motion, and respondent shall file with the court a reply within fifteen days of the filing of

any opposition.

Because respondent has not yet appeared in this case, the clerk shall serve by mail a copy of this order

upon the respondent and the respondent's attorney, the Attorney General of the State of California. 

DATED: 11/5/07

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Petitioner:

Rommel Bondoc sdm819@sbcglobal.net

Counsel for Respondent:

No appearance

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not registered

for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 11/6/07 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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