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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

KELLY ALICE KESSLER, )

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Petitioner, )

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TINA HORNBEAK, Warden, et al.,) 

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Respondents. )

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1:10-cv—0322-OWW-SMS-HC

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO

MAKE AN APPEARANCE AND TO FILE

OPPOSITION OR A STATEMENT OF NONOPPOSITION TO PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR STAY AND ABEYANCE (Doc. 15)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO

SERVE THE PETITION AND MOTION ON

RESPONDENT 

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with the

assistance of counsel with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter has been referred to

the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local

Rules 302 and 304. Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s

motion to stay the action, filed on March 12, 2010.

I. Background

Petitioner alleges claims concerning her conviction in the

Tuolumne County Superior Court of possession of a firearm and

related offenses. Petitioner admits that with respect to some of

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the claims, Petitioner has failed to exhaust state remedies. 

Petitioner has filed a protective petition because of uncertainty

regarding a future determination of the timeliness of the

Petitioner’s claims. 

The Court has not completed its initial screening of the

petition, and Respondent has not been directed to order a

response to the petition. The Court seeks the input of 1

Respondent with respect to Petitioner’s motion for a stay.

Therefore, the Court will direct service upon Respondent of

the petition and the motion to stay, and the Court will further

direct Respondent to make an appearance for the limited purpose

of permitting the Court to consider and determine the motion to

stay.

II. Disposition

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:

1) Respondent is DIRECTED to file no later than thirty days

after the date of service of this order opposition to

Petitioner’s motion to stay the action, or a statement of nonopposition to the motion; and

2) The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve upon Respondent a copy of

the petition (doc. 1) and Petitioner’s motion for a stay (doc.

15); and

3) Respondent is DIRECTED to make a limited appearance in

this proceeding for the purpose of litigating the motion for a

stay presently before the Court; and

4) Petitioner may file a reply to any opposition filed by

Respondent did file a notice that she declined to proceed before a Magistrate Judge. (Doc. 16, filed

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March 12, 2010.)

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Respondent no later than fourteen days after the date of service

of any opposition.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 16, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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