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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

STEPHEN DANIEL BLYMAN,

Petitioner,

v.

FELIX VASQUEZ, Warden, Wasco State 

Prison,

Respondent.

No. 1:14-cv-00836-DAD-SKO HC

ORDER DIRECTING CLARIFICATION 

OF PETITIONER’S STATUS REPORT 

AND REQUEST TO AMEND THE 

PETITION

(Doc. 33)

Petitioner Stephen Daniel Blyman is a state prisoner proceeding with a petition for writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On February 12, 2015, this Court granted 

Petitioner’s motion for stay and abeyance, directing Petitioner to file a status report within sixty 

days and to file status reports every ninety days thereafter. Although more than ninety days had

elapsed since his last submission of a status report on December 3, 2015, Petitioner did not file a 

status report until May 16, 2016. That report set forth substantially the same information 

included in the December 2015 status report, acknowledged receipt of the Court’s order 

reassigning this case to District Judge Dale A. Drozd, and requested leave to amend the petition. 

The motion for leave to amend the petition appears to contemplate a need to incorporate 

into the original petition the reassignment of the above-captioned case to Judge Drozd. To the 

extent that Petitioner seeks to amend the petition solely to reflect the reassignment, no 

amendment is necessary.

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The December 2015 status report indicated that Petitioner had submitted a habeas petition 

to the California Supreme Court. The May 2016 status report does not indicate whether the 

California Supreme Court has addressed the state petition. 

When the California Supreme Court has either (1) issued a determination of the petition 

on its merits or (2) declined to review the petition, Petitioner will have exhausted state remedies 

for the additional claims for which the Court ordered the stay of proceedings in February 2015. 

The stay order (Doc. 21) provides that when Petitioner has exhausted state remedies available for 

the additional claims, Petitioner must (1) advise the Court of the California Supreme Court’s 

order and (2) file an amended petition. (No motion to amend is required.) The amended petition 

must set forth all exhausted claims, including both the new claims that were the subject of the 

stay and the claims that were exhausted prior to Petitioner’s filing of the original petition in June 

2014. In other words, the amended petition must be complete in itself, without requiring 

Respondent or the Court to refer to the original petition or any other document.

Finally, the Court takes judicial notice of the directory of inmates of the California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which indicates that Petitioner is now housed at 

the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, California. Local Rule 183(b) requires all 

persons proceeding in propria persona (pro se) to advise the Clerk of Court in writing of any 

change of address. If Petitioner is no longer incarcerated at Wasco State Prison, he must file a 

separate document with the Clerk of Court disclosing in full his current address. As provided in 

Local R. 183(b), a petitioner’s failure to notify the Clerk of Court of a change of address may 

result in dismissal of his or her petition for failure to prosecute.

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that:

1. Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Petitioner 

shall file a written report with the Court disclosing the current status of the habeas petition 

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submitted to the California Supreme Court in or about December 2015. If the California 

Supreme Court has issued its decision on the petition or has declined to consider the 

petition, Petitioner shall supply a copy of the document associated with the California 

Supreme Court’s order and shall submit the first amended petition for writ of habeas 

corpus, setting forth all exhausted claims that Petitioner now seeks to pursue in the federal 

petition. Petitioner is reminded that the amended petition must be complete in itself and 

must not require reference to the original federal petition or any other document. 

2. If Petitioner’s address has changed from Wasco State Prison to another 

location, Petitioner shall file with the Clerk of Court a separate notice of change of 

address in conformity with Local R. 183(b).

3. In an abundance of caution, the Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of 

this order to Petitioner both at (a) his last known address at Wasco State Prison, and (b) 

the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, 480 Alta Road, San Diego, California 

92179.

4. Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order will result in a 

recommendation that the petition be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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