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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

CHARLES W. LEWIS,

Petitioner,

 v.

SUZAN L. HUBBARD, Acting Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 07-2465 CW (PR)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed this petition for a

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has paid

the $5.00 filing fee. Good cause appearing, the Court hereby

issues the following orders:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this

Order and the petition and all attachments thereto upon

Respondent and Respondent's attorney, the Attorney General of

the State of California. The Clerk shall also serve a copy of

this Order on Petitioner at his current address. 

2. Respondent shall file with this Court and serve upon

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 a copy of all portions of the relevant state records

that have been transcribed previously and that are relevant to a

determination of the issues presented by the petition. 

3. If Petitioner wishes to respond to the Answer, he

shall do so by filing a Traverse with the Court and serving it

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on Respondent within thirty (30) days of his receipt of the

Answer. Should Petitioner fail to do so, the petition will be

deemed submitted and ready for decision thirty (30) days after

the date Petitioner is served with Respondent's Answer. 

4. 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 non-opposition to the motion 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.

5. It is Petitioner's responsibility to prosecute this

case. Petitioner must keep the Court and Respondent informed of

any change of address and must comply with the Court's orders in

a timely fashion. Petitioner must also serve on Respondent's

counsel all communications with the Court by mailing a true copy

of the document to Respondent's counsel. 

6. Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable

extensions will be granted. Any motion for an extension of time

must be filed no later than ten (10) days prior to the deadline

sought to be extended.

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 5/16/07 

 CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES W LEWIS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-02465 CW 

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 May 16, 2007, 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.

Charles W. Lewis B-83314

California Medical Facility

P.O. Box 2500

Vacaville, CA 95696-2500

Suzan L. Hubbard, Acting Warden

California Medical Facility

1600 California Dr.

P.O. Box 2000

Vacaville, CA 95696-2000

Attorney General

State of California

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102

Dated: May 16, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Sheilah Cahill, Deputy Clerk

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