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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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HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, #122664

Federal Defender

DAVID M. PORTER, #127024

Assistant Federal Defender

801 "I" Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-5700

Attorneys for Petitioner

OMAR VALDIVIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

 ) No. 2:14-cv-2097 TLN KJN

Plaintiff, )

) REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION OF

v. ) COUNSEL AND ORDER

) 

OMAR VALDIVIA, )

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 )

Petitioner. )

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Petitioner, OMAR VALDIVIA, hereby moves this Court for an 

order substituting Krista Hart, Attorney at Law, Post Office Box 

188794, Sacramento, CA 95818, telephone (916) 498-8398; as 

counsel for the Petitioner in the above-entitled case. The 

Federal Defender’s Office has determined that it is currently 

unable to continue its representation of Petitioner. Ms. Hart

has agreed to represent Mr. Valdivia.

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Ms. Hart is aware of any deadlines in this case. The 

undersigned is authorized to sign this substitution motion on 

her behalf.

Dated: January 21, 2015

Respectfully submitted,

HEATHER E. WILLIAMS

Federal Defender

 /s/ David M. Porter 

DAVID M. PORTER

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorneys for Petitioner

OMAR VALDIVIA

Dated: January 21, 2015 /s/ Krista Hart 

KRISTA HART

O R D E R

Pursuant to this Motion for Substitution of Counsel and for 

the reasons stated therein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Krista 

Hart, Attorney at Law, shall be substituted in as appointed 

counsel for Petitioner in place of the Office of the Federal 

Defender for the Eastern District of California. 

Dated: January 29, 2015

/vald2097.sub

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