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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Arturo Veliz Cortez,

Petitioner,

v.

Charles W. Callahan, et al.,

Respondents.

Case No. 4:18-cv-02969-KAW 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his state criminal conviction. It does not appear from the face of the 

petition that it is without merit. Good cause appearing, the Court hereby issues the following 

orders:

1. Petitioner shall serve a copy of this Order and the petition and all attachments 

thereto upon Respondent and Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the State of 

California. 

2. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, Respondent shall file with this 

Court and serve upon Petitioner 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 issued. 

Respondent shall file with the Answer all portions of the state record that have been transcribed 

previously and 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 with the Court and serving it 

on Respondent within thirty days of his receipt of the Answer. If he does not do so, the petition 

will be deemed submitted and ready for decision on the date the Traverse is due.

3. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, Respondent may file with this 

Court and serve upon Petitioner a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an Answer, 

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as set forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 

Cases. If Respondent files such a motion, Petitioner shall file with the Court and serve on 

Respondent an opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion within thirty days of 

receipt of the motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner a reply 

within fourteen days of receipt of an opposition.

4. Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable extensions will be granted. 

Any motion for an extension of time must be filed no later than three days prior to the deadline 

sought to be extended.

5. Petitioner and Respondent shall file their Consent or Declination to Magistrate 

Judge Jurisdiction on or before the date the answer is due. This form can be found at 

www.cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms.

The Court acknowledges the issue raised in Counsel’s January 10, 2020 letter regarding 

the inapplicable ECF-generated docket entry, and appreciates Counsel bringing it to the Court’s 

attention. 

Finally, Petitioner shall lodge a chamber’s copy of the petition and all tabbed exhibits 

within 7 days of this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 14, 2020 

______________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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