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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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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFF JAY HANCOCK,

Petitioner,

 v.

JOHN MARSHALL, Warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 07-02644 CW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner, a state prisoner, filed the present petition for a

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He states that

his state habeas petitions are still pending before the California

Supreme Court. 

The California Supreme Court's official website shows that

Petitioner's state habeas petitions were filed on March 12, 2007

and April 19, 2007, and that there has not been any final decision

from the California Supreme Court. See Hancock (Jeff) on H.C.,

Cal. S. Ct. No. S150880; Hancock (Jeff) on H.C., Cal. S. Ct. No.

S151947.

The exhaustion requirement applicable to federal habeas

petitions is not satisfied if there is a pending post-conviction

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proceeding in state court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)-(c); Sherwood

v. Tomkins, 716 F.2d 632, 634 (9th Cir. 1983). If a postconviction challenge to a criminal conviction is pending in state

court, a potential federal habeas petitioner must await the outcome

of the challenge before his state remedies are considered

exhausted. See id. Moreover, the rule in Sherwood applies whether

or not the issue raised in the pending state petition is included

in the federal petition, see id., for the reason that a pending

state court challenge may result in the reversal of the

petitioner's conviction, thereby mooting the federal petition. See

id. (citations omitted).

As Petitioner has two petitions currently pending in the

California Supreme Court, the instant petition for a writ of habeas

corpus is DISMISSED without prejudice to refiling once all state

court post-conviction challenges to Petitioner's conviction have

been completed, and all claims Petitioner wishes to raise in

federal court have been presented to the Supreme Court of

California. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)-(c); Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S.

509, 522 (1982) (holding every claim raised in federal habeas

petition must be exhausted).

The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment and close the

file. No filing fee is due.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 5/24/07 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFF JAY HANCOCK,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN MARSHALL et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-02644 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 24, 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.

Jeff Jay Hancock V-49474

California Men’s Colony

P.O. Box 8101-5194

San Luis Obispo, CA 93409

Dated: May 24, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Sheilah Cahill, Deputy Clerk

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