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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEPHEN FEGAN,

Petitioner,

v.

SCHULTZ, et al.,

Respondents.

Case No. 1:24-cv-01250-KES-SAB-HC

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S 

APPLICATION FOR BAIL 

(ECF No. 9)

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

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

On December 2, 2024, Petitioner filed an application for bail pending determination of 

his petition for writ of habeas corpus. (ECF No. 9.) The Ninth Circuit has “not yet decided 

whether district courts have the authority to grant bail pending resolution of a habeas petition.” 

United States v. McCandless, 841 F.3d 819, 822 (9th Cir. 2016). “If district courts have that 

authority, [the Ninth Circuit has] indicated that it is reserved for ‘extraordinary cases involving 

special circumstances or a high probability of success.’” Id. (quoting Land v. Deeds, 878 F.2d 

318, 318 (9th Cir. 1989)). 

On November 8, 2024, the Court issued findings and recommendation recommending 

dismissal of the petition as successive. (ECF No. 5.) The Court finds that Petitioner has not 

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demonstrated in the petition, objections to the findings and recommendation, or application for 

bail, a high probability of success on the merits or special circumstances that would warrant his 

release on bail. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner’s application for bail (ECF No.

9) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 3, 2024 

STANLEY A. BOONE

United States Magistrate Judge

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