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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RANDALL K. LILLY, )

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Petitioner, )

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vs. )

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JAMES D. HARTLEY, )

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Respondent. )

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1:08-CV-0006-OWW WMW HC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION

TO AMEND PETITION

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se on a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2254. This court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas

corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the

ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United

States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). A habeas corpus petition is the correct method for a prisoner to

challenge “the very fact or duration of his confinement,” and where “the relief he seeks is a

determination that he is entitled to immediate release or a speedier release from that

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imprisonment.” Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 489 (1973). 

Petitioner filed his original petition in this court on January 2, 2008. On January 28,

2008, Petitioner filed a document which he identified as an amended petition. On March 3,

2008, Petitioner filed a motion to file an amended petition, lodging a proposed amended

petition with the court. Neither the amended petition filed January 28, 2008, nor the

proposed amended petition lodged March 3, 2008, are complete petitions, providing all of the

required information. The court will therefore disregard these two documents. The court

will grant Petitioner a final opportunity to file an amended petition, but Petitioner is expressly

cautioned that the amended petition must comply with the following: 1) it must be filed on

the approved form Petitioner used in filing his original petition; 2) the form must be

completely filed out; 3) the petition must contain all of Petitioner’s claims; 4) the petition

must be self-contained and completely explain all of Petitioner’s claims; 5) the petition shall

be labeled “First Amended Petition.”.

Based on the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1) Petitioner’s motion to file an amended petition is GRANTED;

2) Petitioner shall file his first amended petition within thirty (30) days of the date of

service of this order. Failure to file a first amended petition in compliance with this

order will result in the court proceeding on the original petition.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 6, 2008 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

mmkd34 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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