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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff/Respondent,

CIVIL CASE NO. 06CV1600 J

CRIM CASE NO. 04CR0504 J

ORDER DISMISSING

PETITION FOR WRIT OF

HABEAS CORPUS

 v.

CARMEN VIDALES-TORRES,

Defendant/Petitioner.

Before the Court is Petitioner Carmen Vidales-Torres’ Request for Withdrawal of

2255 Habeas Corpus Petition. [Doc. No. 281.] On December 8, 2006, the Court issued an

order granting an evidentiary hearing as to Petitioner’s claim that she received ineffective

assistance of counsel due to her attorney’s failure to appeal. [Doc. No. 277.] Respondent

then filed a Supplemental Submission in Opposition to Petitioner’s Petition. [Doc. No.

280.] In its submission, Respondent stated that it had contacted Petitioner’s trial counsel

regarding Petitioner’s desire to appeal her sentence. (Supp. Submission at 2.) Petitioner’s

trial counsel consulted with Petitioner and determined that Petitioner did not personally

prepare her Petition, that she did not want to appeal her sentence, and that she desired to

withdraw her Petition. (Id. at 2-3.) Petitioner’s trial counsel agreed to assist Petitioner in

preparing a motion to withdraw her Petition. (Id. at 3.) Petitioner subsequently filed the

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instant request to withdraw her Petition, and the request has been signed by Petitioner. 

Good cause being shown, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s request and DISMISSES her

Petition for writ of habeas corpus in its entirety. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 26, 2006

HON. NAPOLEON A. JONES, JR.

United States District Judge

cc: All Parties

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