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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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U.S. District Court

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT RODNEY RUBISH, )

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Petitioner, )

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M. S. EVANS, Warden, )

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Respondent. )

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1:05-CV-00687 OWW LJO HC 

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO MAIL COPY OF RESPONSE TO

PETITIONER

[Doc. #9]

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO MAIL COPY OF LIBRARY LOG TO

PETITIONER

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

On September 22, 2005, Respondent filed an answer to the petition. Since that time, the case

has been delayed over a year pending Petitioner’s filing of his traverse. Petitioner was granted

numerous extensions of time because of his physical problems and because he claims his attempts to

access his legal property had been frustrated by Respondent. 

On November 2, 2006, the undersigned issued an order granting Petitioner’s motion for

reconsideration. Petitioner was directed to show the order to prison officials, and Respondent was

directed to assist Petitioner in allowing him to prepare his traverse by providing him with reasonable

access to his legal materials. Petitioner was directed to file a status report with respect to his attempts

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to secure his legal documents.

On November 3, 2006, and November 13, 2006, Petitioner informed the Court that his

attempts had again been frustrated. Therefore, on December 6, 2006, the undersigned authored a

letter directly to Respondent’s counsel inquiring into the matter. Counsel responded by providing the

Court with copies of the law library log showing Petitioner had been granted access to his legal

materials on the following dates:

October 17, 2006

October 24, 2006

October 31, 2006

November 7, 2006

November 14, 2006

November 21, 2006

November 28, 2006

December 5, 2006

December 8, 2006

In his status reports, Petitioner acknowledged having been granted access to his legal

materials on October 17 and 24, which is consistent with the law library records provided by

Respondent. Petitioner also claims that he does not have a copy of Respondent’s answer despite

having been granted access to his legal materials. In the interest of judicial efficiency, the Clerk of

Court will be directed to provide Petitioner with a copy of the response. Since it appears Petitioner

has been granted reasonable access to his legal materials, he will be directed to file his traverse

forthwith.

ORDER

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1) The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to mail to Petitioner a copy of Respondent’s response

(Doc. #9) and the law library log which was provided by Respondent’s counsel; and

2) Petitioner is GRANTED an extension of time of thirty (30) days from the date of service

of this order to file his traverse. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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