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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

NORMAN FRANK WILLOVER,

Petitioner,

 v.

A.K. SCRIBNER, Warden, California State

Prison, Corcoran,

Respondent. /

No. C 04-01240 WHA

ORDER BARRING

PETITIONER’S COUNSEL FROM

REPRESENTING PETITIONER

IN THE INSTANT ACTION

Counsel Frank George Prantil is ORDERED to cease representing petitioner Norman

Frank Willover in the instant action. 

On March 5, 2006, the State Bar of California placed Mr. Prantil on inactive status as a

result of a State Bar Court finding in a disciplinary case against him. On May 23, 2006, Judge

Vaughn R. Walker issued an order to show cause why Mr. Prantil should not be removed from

the roll of attorneys authorized to practice law before the United State District Court for the

Northern District of California. After considering Mr. Prantil’s answer, Judge Walker on July

6, 2006, denied Mr. Prantil’s request to be allowed to continue to practice law before the court. 

Since becoming ineligible to practice law, Mr. Prantil has continued to file documents in

the instant action. He filed a status report on March 27, 2006. After he missed a deadline to file

a traverse, a courtesy call was placed by a member of the undersigned’s staff to notify Mr.

Prantil of this failure. Mr. Prantil did not take that opportunity to notify the Court of his

ineligibility to represent petitioner. Mr. Prantil then moved for an extension of time, which was

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granted in part. Petitioner’s traverse is now due July 12, 2006, a deadline which is now

VACATED. 

Mr. Prantil is not authorized to practice law in this district court. He therefore is

ORDERED OFF THE INSTANT CASE. Mr. Prantil must PROVIDE PETITIONER with a copy of

this order and provide him ASSISTANCE IN FINDING A NEW ATTORNEY, if that is what

petitioner desires. In addition, the Court expects Mr. Prantil to RETURN TO THEIR SOURCE

ANY FUNDS given to him for work done in this action since March 5, 2006. Petitioner is

GRANTED SIXTY DAYS FROM SERVICE OF THIS ORDER TO OBTAIN NEW COUNSEL, if that

what he wants. If he does not obtain counsel, he must represent himself. After the sixty-day

period, the new attorney for petitioner must file, within seventy days of service of this order on

petitioner, a proposed schedule for filing the traverse, or a statement that no traverse will be

filed. If petitioner does not obtain counsel, any traverse he wishes to file will be due ninety

days after service of this order on him. THE CLERK IS ORDERED TO SERVE THIS ORDER ON

PETITIONER AND TO DELIVER A COPY OF IT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TRIAL

COUNSEL/INTAKE; STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA; 1149 SOUTH HILL STREET; LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA 90015-2299.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 7, 2006 WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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