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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS F. RISELEY,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-04-2417 DFL JFM P

vs.

WARDEN, PLEASANT VALLEY

STATE PRISON,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On July 13, 2006, petitioner filed a request for writ

of mandamus. It appears petitioner is attempting to invoke the court's mandamus power under 28

U.S.C. § 1361 in an effort to obtain a substantive ruling on the underlying merits of the habeas

petition. However, as petitioner has been informed numerous times, this court cannot proceed on

a mixed petition that contains both exhausted and unexhausted claims. This court cannot reach

the merits of petitioner’s habeas petition until a fully exhausted petition is before the court. Rose

v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509, 510 (1982). Indeed, this court cannot order respondent to answer the

petition until a fully exhausted petition is on file. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s July 13, 2006 request

writ of mandamus is denied.

DATED: 3/2/2007

/s/ David F. Levi 

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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