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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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Petitioner, 13 ORDER DISMISSING CASE

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has submitted a documentwhich has

been docketed as a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in

which he requests an extension oftime to file a habeas petition in this Court challenging

his state conviction.

Petitioner has not filed a Petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this action.

Therefore, unless Petitioner is a capital prisoner, he has not initiated habeas proceedings

in this Court. Calderon v. United States District Court. 98 F.3d 1102, 1107 n.3 (9th Cir.

1996) (“Unlike non-capital prisoners who initiate habeas proceedings by filing a petition

for a writ ofhabeas corpus, capital prisoners commence federal habeas proceedings by

filing a request for appointment ofcounsel.”); McFarland v. Scott. 512 U.S. 849 (1994).

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Petitioner does not contend that he is a capital prisoner, that is, a prisoner under

sentence of death, and there is nothing in the documents he has submitted which

indicates that he is a capital prisoner. If Petitioner wishes to proceed with a habeas

action in this Court, he must (as is the case with all non-capital prisoners) file a petition

for a writ ofhabeas corpus, which will be given a separate civil case number. However,

ifPetitioner is in fact a capital prisoner, he may request the Court to re-open this action

in order to permit him to file a Petition under the civil case number assigned to this

action.

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The Court cautions Petitioner that a one-year period of limitation applies to a

petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of

a State court. The limitation period begins to run on the latest of:

(A) the date on which the judgment became final by the

conclusion of direct review or the expiration ofthe time for

seeking such review;

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(B) the date on which the impediment to filing

application created by State action in violation of

Constitution or laws ofthe United States is removed, ifthe

applicant was prevented from filing by such State action;

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(C) the date on which the constitutional right asserted

was initially recognized by the Supreme Court, ifthe right has

been newly recognized by the Supreme Court ancT made

retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review; or

(D) the date on which the factualpredicate ofthe claim

or claims presented could have been discovered through the

exercise or due diligence.

28 U.S.C.A. § 2244(d)( 1 )(A)-(D) (West 2006).

The statute of limitations is tolled while a properly filed state habeas corpus

petition is pending. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2); see Nino v. Galaza. 183 F.3d 1003, 1006

(9th Cir. 1999). But see Artuz v. Bennett. 531 U.S. 4, 8 (2000) (holding that “an

application is ‘properly filed’ when its delivery and acceptance [by the appropriate court

officer for placement into the record] are in compliance with the applicable laws and

rules governing filings.”); Bonner v. Carev. 425 F.3d 1145, 1149 (9th Cir. 2005)

(holding that a state application for post-conviction reliefwhich is ultimately dismissed

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as untimely was neither “properly filed” nor “pending” while it was under consideration

by the state court, and therefore does not toll the statute oflimitations), as amended 439

F.3d 993. However, absent some other basis for tolling, the statute of limitations

continues to run while a federal habeas petition is pending. Duncan v. Walker. 533 U.S.

167, 181-82 (2001).

Further, habeas petitioners who wish to challenge either their state court

conviction or the length oftheir confinement in state prison, must first exhaust state

judicial remedies. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b), (c); Granberrv v. Greer. 481 U.S. 129, 133-34

(1987). To exhaust state judicial remedies, a California state prisoner must present the

California Supreme Court with a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of every issue

raised in his or her federal habeas petition. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b), (c); Granberrv. 481

U.S. at 133-34. Moreover, to properly exhaust state court remedies a petitioner must

allege, in state court, how one or more of his or her federal rights have been violated.

The Supreme Court in Duncan v. Henry. 513 U.S. 364 (1995), reasoned: “Ifstate courts

are to be given the opportunity to correct alleged violations ofprisoners’ federal rights,

they must surely be alerted to the fact that the prisoners are asserting claims under the

United States Constitution.” Id. at 365-66 (emphasis added). For example, “[i]fahabeas

petitioner wishes to claim that an evidentiary ruling at a state court trial denied him [or

her] the due process oflaw guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, he [or she] must

say so, not only in federal court, but in state court.” Id. at 366 (emphasis added).

CONCLUSION AND ORDER

This action is DISMISSED without prejudice because Petitioner has not filed a

Petition and has therefore failed to initiate federal habeas proceedings in this action. If

Petitioner is a capital prisoner he may request to have this case reopened. IfPetitioner

is a non-capital prisoner, he may file a petition for a writ ofhabeas corpus which will be

given a separate civil case number. The Clerk of Court shall send Petitioner a blank

Southern District ofCalifornia form Petition for Writ ofHabeas Corpus by a Person in

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State Custody, and a blank Southern District ofCalifornia in forma pauperis application

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