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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 

MATTHEW DOUGLAS WHITE, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JOE LIZZARRAGA, Warden, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:14-cv-1797-JKS-EFB 

ORDER 

 Petitioner White is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with a petition for a writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By order dated June 24, 2016, United States District 

Judge James K. Singleton, Jr. referred this matter to the undersigned to hold an evidentiary 

hearing to determine: (1) whether trial counsel communicated the prosecution’s plea bargain offer 

to resolve petitioner’s criminal case for a 10-year sentence to White and/or whether the 

prosecutor communicated such an offer to White; and (2) whether White understood and rejected 

the offer. ECF No. 29. 

 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that an evidentiary will take place in Courtroom No. 8 

(13th floor) on September 12-13, 2016, beginning at 9:30 a.m. each day, to determine the issues 

described in Judge Singleton’s order, as set forth above. 

DATED: July 27, 2016. 

Case 2:14-cv-01797-JKS-EFB Document 30 Filed 07/27/16 Page 1 of 1