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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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KRISTA HART

Attorney at Law

State Bar #199650

428 J Street, Suite 350

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-8398

Attorney for Petitioner

Neal Tibbs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NEAL TIBBS,

Petitioner,

v.

D. ADAMS, Warden,

Respondent. _______________________________

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No. Civ.S. 05-2334 LKK KJM P

STIPULATION AND ORDER

Petitioner Neal John Tibbs, by and through counsel Krista Hart

and respondent, D. Adams, by and through counsel Deputy Attorney

General David Eldridge, hereby stipulate and agree that the status

conference currently set for October 24, 2007, be vacated and reset

for December 5, 2007.

Petitioner is a state prisoner with an application for writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 29, 2007,

this Court appointed the Office of the Federal Defender to represent

petitioner. On February 15, 2007, this Court granted the Federal

Defender’s request to substitute the undersigned as counsel of record

for petitioner.

This is the fourth request for additional time to prepare for

the status conference. The matter is currently set for a status

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conference on October 24, 2007, and a status report was due on

October 3, 2007. The undersigned, along with opposing counsel David

Eldridge, request that the hearing date set for October 24, 2007, be

vacated and reset for December 5, 2007. The parties further request

that a status report be due on November 21, 2007.

The undersigned was appointed on February 15, 2007. At this

time it does not appear that discovery is an issue. However, there

is a need for further investigation. Since the last request for

additional time, counsel has met with petitioner at Corcoran State

Prison and has obtained additional records from petitioner. 

Petitioner’s counsel has also met with petitioner’s sister and

obtained additional material from her. Petitioner has secured the

services of an expert; the expert met with petitioner in Corcoran

Prison on September 26, 2007. The additional time is necessary for

counsel to meet with the expert and discuss petitioner and the case.

At this point, petitioner believes that an evidentiary hearing

will be necessary to settle factual issues, respondent disagrees.

For the above mentioned reasons, it appears that additional time

is necessary to assess the case and to prepare for the status

conference.

DATED: October 22, 2007

/s/ Krista Hart 

Attorney for Petitioner

Neal Tibbs

DATED: October 22, 2007 EDMUND G. BROWN

Attorney General of California

/s/ David Eldridge 

Deputy Attorney General

Attorney for Respondent

D. Adams, Warden

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O R D E R

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 22, 2007. 

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