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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD R LaFLAMME,

Petitioner,

 vs.

M EVANS, Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 07-5505 VRW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Doc # 2)

Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison, has

filed a second or successive petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 USC §

2254. His first petition was denied on grounds of procedural default. See

LaFlamme v Hubbard, No. C 96-1696 VRW (ND Cal Aug 13, 1997) (order

denying petition); see also LaFlamme v Hubbard, No. 97-16973 (9th Cir June 9,

2000) (order affirming district court). 

A second or successive petition may not be filed in the district court unless

the petitioner first obtains from the appropriate federal court of appeals an order

authorizing the district court to consider the petition. 28 USC § 2244(b)(3)(A). 

Section 2244 applies where, as here, the first petition was denied on grounds of

procedural default. See Henderson v Lampert, 396 F3d 1049, 1053 (9th Cir

2005) (denial on procedural default grounds constitutes disposition on merits).

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Petitioner has not obtained an order from the Ninth Circuit authorizing this

court to consider his current petition. The petition accordingly is DISMISSED

without prejudice to refiling if petitioner obtains the necessary order.

Based solely on petitioner's lack of financial resources, his application to

proceed in forma pauperis (doc # 2) is GRANTED.

The clerk shall close the file and deny all other pending motions as moot.

SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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