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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ADRIAN FRANK ANDRADE, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

MATTHEW CATE, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:09-cv-02270 KJM AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with an application for a writ of habeas corpus 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 12, 2014 this court ordered petitioner’s counsel of record, 

Donald Masuda and Kenny Giffard, to show cause why their ongoing representation of petitioner 

is not burdened by a conflict of interest in light of this court’s September 24, 2013 order granting 

petitioner’s pro se motion for relief from judgment based on his abandonment by counsel. See 

ECF Nos 35, 24. On June 13, 2014 petitioner’s counsel filed a response to the order to show 

cause indicating that they do not intend to continue representing petitioner in the instant matter 

and would file a motion to withdraw pursuant to Local Rule 182(d). ECF No. 36. However, no 

such motion to withdraw has been filed to date. Counsel is once again reminded that the court is 

unable to set a further briefing schedule on petitioner’s habeas corpus application, which dates 

back to 2009, until the status of counsel is determined with certainty. 

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 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that counsel for petitioner shall file a motion to 

withdraw within 7 days of the date of this order. 

DATED: June 20, 2014 

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