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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 (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jose Luis Arevalo, 

Petitioner, 

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Charles DeRosa. 

Respondent. 

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No. CV 05-2984-PHX-NVW (LOA)

ORDER

Petitioner, who is confined in the Federal Correctional Institution in Phoenix, Arizona,

Arizona, has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

The Court will order an answer.

A. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

Petitioner’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis indicates that his inmate trust

balance is less than $25.00. See Local Rule of Civil Procedure 3.5(b) (excess of $25.00

requires payment of the filing fee). Accordingly, the Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis (Doc. #1) will be granted. 

B. Procedural Background.

Petitioner asserts that he is serving a thirty-year sentence arising in the Middle District

of Florida for drug trafficking and money laundering. He alleges that he has lost seven days

of good time credit because his custody classification was increased without notice and he

has failed to “perfectly comply” with the “numerous unwritten requirements” of the new

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classification. He claims that his due process rights and ex post facto principles were

violated. He asserts that he exhausted his administrative remedies. It appears from a review

of the Petition that an answer is required.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

(1) Petitioner’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #1) is granted.

(2) The Clerk of Court shall serve a copy of the Summons, Petition, and this Order

upon the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona by certified mail addressed to the

civil process clerk at the office of the United States Attorney pursuant to Rule 4(i)(1)(A) of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Clerk of Court also shall send by certified mail

a copy of the Summons, Petition, and this Order to the United States Attorney General

pursuant to Rule 4(i)(1)(B) and to Respondents pursuant to Rule 4(i)(2)(A).

(3) The Respondents answer the Petition within twenty (20) days of the date of

service. Respondents shall not file a dispositive motion in place of an answer, but may file

an answer limited to relevant affirmative defenses, including but not limited to, statute of

limitations, procedural bar, or non-retroactivity. If the answer is limited to affirmative

defenses, only those portions of the record relevant to those defenses need be attached to the

answer. Failure to set forth an affirmative defense in an answer may constitute a waiver of

the defense. See Nardi v. Stewart, 354 F.3d 1134, 1140-41 (9th Cir. 2004); see also

Morrison v. Mahoney, 399 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2005). 

(4) Petitioner may file a reply within thirty (30) days from the date of service of the

answer.

(5) Petitioner shall serve upon Respondents, or if appearance has been entered by

counsel, upon the attorney, a copy of every further pleading or other document submitted for

consideration by the Court. Petitioner shall include with the original document and copy, to

be filed with the Clerk of the Court, a certificate stating the date a true and correct copy of

the pleading or document was mailed to Respondents or the counsel. Any paper received by

a District Court Judge or Magistrate Judge which has not been filed with the Clerk of the

Court may be disregarded by the Court.

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(6) At all times during the pendency of this action, Petitioner shall immediately advise

the Court and the United States Marshal of any change of address and its effective date.

Such notice shall be captioned “NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.” The notice shall

contain only information pertaining to the change of address and its effective date. The

notice shall not include any motions for any other relief. Failure to file a NOTICE OF

CHANGE OF ADDRESS may result in the dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

(7) Aside from the required two copies of the original Petition, a clear, legible copy

of every other document filed shall accompany each original document for use by the District

Judge or Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned. Failure to comply with this

requirement may result in the pleading or document being stricken without further notice to

Petitioner.

(8) This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Lawrence O. Anderson pursuant to

Local Rules of Civil Procedure 72.1 and 72.2 for further proceedings and a report and

recommendation.

DATED this 5th day of October, 2005.

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