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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

MICHAEL DAVID PIERCE, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA )

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS )

AND REHABILITATION, )

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Respondent. )

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1:09-cv-02244 OWW YNP [DLB] (HC) 

ORDER VACATING FIRST AMENDED

PETITION AND DIRECTING CLERK TO

OPEN PETITION UNDER NEW CASE

NUMBER

[Doc. #6]

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO FILE THE

2/25/10 DOCUMENT AS FIRST AMENDED

PETITION

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

On December 20, 2009, Petitioner filed a petition challenging loss of good time credits that

occurred in January, 2008. (Doc. #1.) On March 3, 2010, this Court received two documents from

Petitioner written on §2254 form petitions. Document 1 was signed on February 24, 2010 and

challenged loss of good time credits that occurred on June 15, 2008. Document 2 was signed on

February 25, 2010 and came with a motion to amend the original petition; the document challenged

loss of good time credit that occurred on January 27, 2008.

Document 1 was docketed under the instant case number as a First Amended Petition. (Doc.

#6.) However, upon further review, it is clear that Document 1 challenges a completely different

disciplinary action, and thus should be filed as an original petition under a new case number. 

Document 2, however, should be filed as a First Amended Petition in the instant case.

U.S. District Court

E. D. California 1

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1)(A), a petitioner may amend his petition once as

a matter of course before he has been served with a responsive pleading. In this case, no respondent

has yet appeared in the case nor has Petitioner previously amended his petition; therefore, Petitioner

may amend his petition once as a matter of right. It is important to note, however, that this right to

amend does not preclude statute of limitation or exhaustion challenges to any new claims brought in

the amended petition.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1) The First Amended Petition is VACATED;

2) The Clerk is DIRECTED to file Document 1, dated February 24, 2010, as an original

petition for writ of habeas corpus under a new case number; and

3) The Clerk is DIRECTED to file Document 2, dated February 25, 2010, as First Amended

Petition under the instant case number.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 24, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

U.S. District Court

E. D. California 2

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