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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDMOND OSCAR WALKER,

Petitioner,

 v.

M.C. KRAMER,

Respondent. /

No. C 07-02336 SBA (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

On April 30, 2007, Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of California, filed an in forma pauperis

application. The Court's docket revealed that Petitioner never filed a federal habeas petition in this

or any other federal district court. As such, he has no federal habeas corpus petition pending. 

Because his action could not proceed without an actual petition, the Court issued an Order on

September 4, 2007 directing Petitioner to file with the Court a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition

form, completed in full, within thirty days.

More than thirty days have passed and Petitioner has not filed a completed § 2254 habeas

petition form or otherwise communicated with the Court. Therefore, the instant action will be

dismissed for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and for

failure to comply with the Court's September 4, 2007 Order. See Link v. Wabash R.R., 370 U.S.

626, 633 (1962) (pursuant to Rule 41(b), a district court may sua sponte dismiss an action for failure

to prosecute or to comply with a court order); see also Malone v. United States Postal Serv., 833

F.2d 128, 133 (9th Cir. 1987) (the district court should afford the litigant prior notice before

dismissing for failure to prosecute). 

Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk of the Court

shall enter judgment in accordance with this Order. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 12/10/07 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDMOND OSCAR WALKER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

M.C. KRAMER et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-02336 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on December 10, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

Edmond Oscar Walker C03817

Folsom State Prison

3B5-34

Folsom, CA 95763

Dated: December 10, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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