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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 Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KERRY CONLEY,

Petitioner,

 v.

A.P. KANE, Warden, Central Training Facility

- Central Facility,

Respondent. /

No. C 05-03588 JSW

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Movant, Kerry Conley, a state prisoner, has filed an amended petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree (Cal. Penal Code

(§187) with an enhancement for personal use of a firearm (Cal. Penal Code § 12022.5), and was

sentenced to 15 years to life, plus one two years for the enhancement.

LEGAL CLAIMS

Petitioner does not challenge the validity of his underlying conviction or the resulting

sentence. Rather, Petitioner seeks federal habeas corpus relief by raising the claim that the

California Board of Prison Terms’ has violated the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment

to the United States Constitution by its repeated denials of parole to Petitioner. Liberally

construed, the claim appears potentially colorable under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and merit an answer

from Respondent.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown:

1. Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner, within 60 days of

the date of this Order, 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 and serve on

Petitioner a copy of all portions of the administrative record that are relevant to a

determination of the issues presented by the petition.

2. 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 30 days of his receipt of the

answer.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 5, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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