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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BENITO JULIAN LUNA, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

SCOTT KERNAN, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:04-cv-0627 MCE GGH P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner represented by counsel, proceeding with an application for a 

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On April 29, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court 

of Appeals vacated the district court’s judgment dismissing the petition as untimely, and 

remanded “for the district court to determine in the first instance, after conducting an evidentiary 

hearing if necessary, whether Luna diligently pursued his rights through the date of filing, June 3, 

2011.” The court stated that the district court’s determination would control whether the petition 

should be deemed timely. (ECF No. 61.) On July 30, 2015, the mandate issued. 

 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: within twenty-one days of this order, petitioner shall 

submit documentation in support of a request to expand the record, and/or request an evidentiary 

hearing. 

Dated: August 6, 2015 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

Case 2:04-cv-00627-MCE-GGH Document 63 Filed 08/07/15 Page 1 of 1