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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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MICHAEL B. BIGELOW

Attorney at Law - SBN 65211

428 J Street, Suite 350

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 443-0217

Attorney for Petitioner

Jose Perez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISCTRIC OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE PEREZ )

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Plaintiff )

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DARRELL G. ADAMS, Warden )

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Defendant )

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Case No. 07-1344 MCE GGH P

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF

TIME TO FILE SUPPELEMENTAL

POINTS AND AUTHORITIES OR AMENDED

PETITION;

REQUEST FOR LATE FILING

By this Court’s previous order petitioner’s supplemental

points and authorities were to have been filed by February 22,

2008. Although petitioner had made diligent effort to comply with

this court’s previous order, he has not. Thus, for the reasons

stated below, an extension of time of 30 days is requested. In

addition, a request to file this request for an extension of time

one day late is also requested.

During the past 90 days undersigned counsel has reviewed the

nearly 4,000 pages received from respondent’s counsel and an

additional 1,000 pages received from petitioner. As previously

noted, the petition itself nears 600 pages and presents a

somewhat convoluted factual basis. Petitioner himself has,

through correspondence, assisted in clarifying his claims, but

questions remain. Undersigned counsel has contacted trial counsel

but has had no success contacting appellate counsel. Undersigned

counsel had intended to obtain authorization to travel to

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Corcoran State Prison to meet with petitioner, but, because of

the holiday season, other family matters and other conflicting

matters, has so far been unable to do so. Thus, supplemental

points and authorities have not yet been completed. Nor has a

decision been made whether to amend the petition and/or return to

state court to exhaust additional claims.

In addition, in the past 90 days undersigned counsel has

completed supplemental points and authorities in the matter of

Dixon v Evans, a matter in which the record alone was in excess

of 6,000 pages. In addition, in the matter of the United States v

Aikens, a factually complicated, document intense muti-defendant

bank fraud case, trial had been set for February 25, 2008. Up

until the week of January 21, 2008 it appeared my client would go

to trial. As a result, considerable time was spent reviewing

documents and preparing for trial. In addition, in the matter of

Martin v Hubbard, a quite complicated habeas case on remand from

the Ninth Circuit, considerable time was spent responding to

respondent’s motion to dismiss and preparing for argument which

was had on February 21, 2008. Finally, in the matter of Diaz v

Adams, another habeas case, the court had authorized petitioner

to take the deposition of trial counsel. That deposition occurred

on February 13, 2008. Preparation for that deposition took

considerable time as the case was actually quite old and the

trial transcripts and related documents had to be reviewed in

preparation. 

As to undersigned counsel request that this request for and

extension of time be filed one day late, I would respectfully

request the Court consider the following.

I had intended on filing this request timely, on Friday,

February 22, 2008. However, on Thursday my office computer

effectively crashed. It was taken in for evaluation and repair

that afternoon. Also that afternoon I drove to Squaw Valley for a

meeting of the Placer County Sheriff’s K-9 Avalanche Team for

which I am a member of the board of directors. Returning home

later that evening, in a snow storm, another board member,

driving his own vehicle just in front of me, drove off the edge

of Interstate 80. Although neither he nor his dog were injured,

it was nearly 1:00 AM before his truck was extricated from its

predicament, and nearly 3:00AM before I was able to return home.

On Friday, with court in the morning, no sleep to speak of and no

computer to work on, I neglected to file this request for an

extension of time in a timely manner. I regret my oversight. (I’m

working on a borrowed computer at this time.)

On Saturday, February 23, 2008, I called respondent’s

counsel and left a message on his machine stating my request. He

has previously, graciously, not objected to my requests for

extensions of time.

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DATED February 23, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

/S/MICHAEL B. BIGELOW

Michael B. Bigelow

Attorney for Petitioner

ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN: It is ordered that petitioner’s

supplemental points and authorities shall be filed on or before

March 22, 2008. 

Should petitioner elect to proceed on an amended petition of

exhausted claims only, the amended petition must be filed by

March 22, 2008, along with any memorandum of points and

authorities.

Should petitioner identify unexhausted claims which

petitioner will seek to exhaust, petitioner shall file an amended

petition on or before March 22, 2008, setting forth all claims,

exhausted and unexhausted, and shall demonstrate good cause for

having failed to exhaust state court remedies as to any claim

which petitioner would seek to exhaust. 

Petitioner shall move the court to hold the proceedings in

abeyance pending exhaustion of state court remedies as to the

unexhausted claims on or before March 22, 2008; if a stay is

ultimately granted, petitioner must immediately pursue state

court exhaustion, that is, within 30 days of the granting of a

stay, and, upon said exhaustion in state court, within 30 days,

proceed upon the amended petition in federal court.

DATED: 02/26/08 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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