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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL GADDY,

Petitioner,

v.

D. DAVEY,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00563-SAB-HC

ORDER TO RESPOND 

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO SERVE DOCUMENTS ON 

CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL

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

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

The Court has conducted a preliminary review of the Petition. Petitioner challenges his

2007 convictions in the Kings County Superior Court for assault by means of force likely to 

produce great bodily injury while undergoing a life sentence and battery by a prisoner on a nonconfined person. Petitioner was sentenced to an imprisonment term of thirty-two years to life.

Petitioner alleges that: (1) the trial court failed to dismiss at sentencing one of Petitioner’s prior 

strike convictions, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; (2) the California Supreme Court

rendered an en banc decision in Petitioner’s case in the absence of one justice, in violation of his 

right of access to courts; and (3) a jury did not find beyond a reasonable doubt the fact of 

Petitioner’s prior conviction, in violation of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments.

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It is not clear from the face of the Petition whether Petitioner is entitled to relief. 28 

U.S.C. § 2243. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the 

Court HEREBY ORDERS: 

1. Within SIXTY (60) days of the date of service of this order, Respondent SHALL 

FILE a RESPONSE to the Petition. See Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 

Cases; Cluchette v. Rushen, 770 F.2d 1469, 1473-74 (9th Cir. 1985) (court has 

discretion to fix time for filing a response). A Response can be made by filing one 

of the following: 

A. AN ANSWER addressing the merits of the Petition. Any argument 

by Respondent that Petitioner has procedurally defaulted a claim SHALL 

BE MADE in the ANSWER, but must also address the merits of the claim 

asserted. 

B. A MOTION TO DISMISS the Petition. 

2. Within SIXTY (60) days of the date of service of this order, Respondent SHALL 

FILE any and all transcripts or other documents necessary for the resolution of the 

issues presented in the Petition. See Rule 5(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 

Cases.

3. If Respondent files an Answer to the Petition, Petitioner MAY FILE a Traverse 

within THIRTY (30) days of the date Respondent’s Answer is filed with the 

Court. If no Traverse is filed, the Petition and Answer are deemed submitted at 

the expiration of the thirty days.

4. If Respondent files a Motion to Dismiss, Petitioner SHALL FILE an Opposition 

or Statement of Non-Opposition within TWENTY-ONE (21) days of the date 

Respondent’s Motion is filed with the Court. Any Reply to an Opposition to the 

Motion to Dismiss SHALL be filed within SEVEN (7) days after the Opposition 

is served. The Motion to Dismiss will be deemed submitted TWENTY-EIGHT 

(28) days after the service of the Motion or when the Reply is filed, whichever 

comes first. See Local Rule 230(l).

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5. Respondent SHALL COMPLETE and RETURN to the Court within THIRTY 

(30) days a Consent/Decline form indicating whether Respondent consents or 

declines to consent to the jurisdiction of a the United States Magistrate Judge 

pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1).

6. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to SERVE a copy of this order on the 

California Attorney General or her representative.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 27, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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