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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

VESTER L. PATTERSON,

Petitioner,

v.

JOEL MARTINEZ,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01215-LJO-SAB-HC

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S RULE 

72(a) MOTION

(ECF No. 19)

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254.

On November 4, 2016, Petitioner filed the instant motion, requesting review of the 

magistrate judge’s denial of Petitioner’s motion to expedite proceedings. (ECF No. 19). The 

Court may modify or set aside the magistrate judge’s order only if it is “clearly erroneous or 

contrary to law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). As the magistrate judge 

previously advised Petitioner, the Court’s docket of pending cases is substantial and the Court 

must act first on those matters that have been pending the longest. The Court finds that the 

magistrate judge’s denial of the motion to expedite proceedings was not clearly erroneous or 

contrary to law. The Court will review Petitioner’s habeas petition when it is fully briefed and 

ready for review. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner’s Rule 72(a) motion (ECF No. 

19) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2016 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____ 

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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