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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Joint Case Mgmt. Stmt. (15-cv-03753-EMC)

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

PEGGY S. RUFFRA

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

MICHELE J. SWANSON

Deputy Attorney General

State Bar No. 191193

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5703

Fax: (415) 703-1234

E-mail: Michele.Swanson@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Respondent

BRIAN C. MCCOMAS

California SBN 273161

The Law Office of B.C. McComas

PMB 1605, 

77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (208) 320-0383

Fax: (415) 520-2310

E-mail: mccomas.b.c@gmail.com

Attorney for Petitioner

JUAN FELIPE MELENDEZ

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

JUAN FELIPE MELENDEZ,

Petitioner,

v.

ERIC ARNOLD, Warden,

Respondent.

15-cv-03753-EMC

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT 

STATEMENT

JOINT STATEMENT

On August 17, 2015, petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with this Court. 

Doc. 1. The next day, he filed a motion for a stay and abeyance while he exhausted state court 

remedies before the Santa Clara County Superior Court with respect to the unexhausted claims in 

the petition. Doc. 4. On March 10, 2016, the Court granted the motion to stay the case. Doc 34.

Previously, petitioner had filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with the Santa Clara 

County Superior Court. In re Melendez, Case No. EE907212. On April 8, 2016, the Superior 

Court ordered an evidentiary hearing concerning petitioner’s claim that his pretrial counsel was 

ORDER RESETTING FURTHER 

CMC

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ineffective during plea negotiations. Id. On April 25, 2016, the court scheduled the evidentiary 

hearing for July 29, August 5, and August 12, 2016. Id.

On May 24, 2016, petitioner moved for appointment of his current counsel in light of his 

indigence and right to effective assistance of counsel during his initial state collateral review 

proceeding. In re Melendez, Case No. EE907212. On June 2, 2016, the motion was granted and 

the undersigned counsel was appointed to represent petitioner through the evidentiary hearing 

before the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Id.

Given the status of the case, the parties have no objection to the Court vacating the case 

management conference, which is scheduled to take place on June 23, 2016 at 10:30 am. See

Doc. 35. However, the parties remain willing to appear to address any concerns of the Court.

Dated: June 16, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

PEGGY S. RUFFRA

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/ Michele J. Swanson

MICHELE J. SWANSON

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Respondent

Dated: June 16, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ B.C. McComas

BRIAN C. MCCOMAS

Attorney for Petitioner

JUAN FELIPE MELENDEZ

IT IS SO ORDERED that the Further 

CMC is reset from 6/23/16 to 10/20/16 

at 10:30 a.m. An updated joint CMC 

statement shall be filed by 10/13/16. 

______________________________________ 

EDWARD M. CHEN 

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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