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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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Order to Show Cause

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CORY DWAYNE MICENHEIMER,

Petitioner,

 vs.

FRANCISCO JACQUEZ, Warden, 

Respondent.

 

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No. C 09-00475 JW (PR)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Petitioner, a California prisoner currently incarcerated at Pelican Bay State

Prison (“PBSP”), filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2254. The Court dismissed the petition with leave to amend. Petitioner filed an

amended petition on August 12, 2009. (Docket No. 4.) 

BACKGROUND

Petitioner challenges a rules violation report (“RVR”) dated September 28,

2007, for which he was subsequently found guilty of battery on an inmate with

serious injury. (Am. Pet. Attach. at 2.) Petitioner was assessed a 360 day forfeiture

of good time credits for the offense. (Id.) Petitioner alleges that he exhausted his

state remedies through collateral proceedings. (Id.) 

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DISCUSSION

A. Standard of Review

This court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a

person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that

he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United

States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). 

It shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show

cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears from the application that

the applicant or person detained is not entitled thereto.” Id. § 2243. 

B. Legal Claims

Petitioner challenges the prison disciplinary hearing which found him guilty

of battery on an inmate with serious injury, based on an RVR dated September 28,

2007. Petitioner was assessed a 360 day credit forfeiture for the offense. As

grounds for federal habeas relief, petitioner asserts that rights were violated during

the course of the prison disciplinary hearing by the following: 1) he was denied his

right to present evidence; 2) the offense was based on false statements; 3) prison

officials failed to properly investigate petitioner’s claims; and 4) petitioner was

denied his right to present a defense. Liberally construed, petitioner’s allegations

appear colorable under § 2254 as violations of petitioner’s right to due process and

merits an answer from respondent. See Young v. Kenny, 907 F.2d 874, 876-78 (9th

Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1126 (1991). 

CONCLUSION 

For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown,

1. The clerk shall serve by certified mail a copy of this order and the

amended petition, (Docket No. 4), and all attachments thereto on respondent and

respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the State of California. The clerk

also shall serve a copy of this order on petitioner. 

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2. Respondent shall file with the court and serve on petitioner, within

sixty (60) days of the issuance 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 state trial record that have been transcribed

previously and that are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the

petition.

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 thirty (30) days of his

receipt of the answer. 

3. Respondent may file a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu

of an answer, as set forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules

Governing Section 2254 Cases. If respondent files such a motion, petitioner shall

file with the court and serve on respondent an opposition or statement of nonopposition within thirty (30) days of receipt of the motion, and respondent shall file

with the court and serve on petitioner a reply within fifteen (15) days of receipt of

any opposition.

4. Petitioner is reminded that all communications with the court must be

served on respondent by mailing a true copy of the document to respondent’s

counsel. Petitioner must keep the court and all parties informed of any change of

address by filing a separate paper captioned “Notice of Change of Address.” He

must comply with the court’s orders in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result

in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 41(b).

DATED: 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge 

April 8, 2010 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CORY DWAYNE MICENHEIMER,

Petitioner,

 v.

FRANCISCO JACQUEZ, Warden,

Respondent. /

Case Number: CV09-00475 JW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on , I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the

attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s)

hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into

an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Cory Dwayne Micenheimer K-39489

Pelican Bay State Prison

P. O. Box 7500

Crescent City, Ca 95531

Dated: 

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Elizabeth Garcia, Deputy Clerk

4/12/2010 4/12/2010 /s/

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