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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

WILLIAM MOALEM,

Petitioner,

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TOM CAREY, Warden,

Respondent.

 

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No. C 06-05594 JW (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, a California prisoner incarcerated at California State Prison -

Solano in Vacaville, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254, challenging a conviction obtained in the San Mateo County Superior

Court in 1999. Prior to filing the instant petition, petitioner filed another petition in

this district challenging the same conviction. See Moalem v. Runnels, No. 02-04142

JW (PR). That petition was dismissed because it failed to state a claim upon which

relief could be granted. 

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

the petitioner first obtains from the United States Court of Appeals an order

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United States District Court

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authorizing the district court to consider the petition. See 28 U.S.C. §

2244(b)(3)(A). It appears that petitioner did seek such an order from the United

States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as a “motion for an order authorizing

the district court to consider this petition,” filed as case number 05-80138. The

Ninth Circuit transferred the petition to this Court under Fed. R. App. P.22(a). 

Unfortunately for petitioner, the transfer is not the equivalent of an authorization for

petitioner to file a second or successive petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). 

Accordingly, in the interests of justice, the case is TRANSFERRED to the Ninth

Circuit for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). 

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

DATED: May 18, 2007 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge 

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