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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE R. WHEELER,

 Petitioner,

v.

JOE LIZARRAGA, Warden,

 Respondent.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00663-AWI-SKO HC

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER'S MOTION 

FOR RECONSIDERATION

(Docs. 19 and 20)

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se whose petition for writ of habeas corpus 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 was denied on September 8, 2015. Because this Court previously 

denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus arising from the same conviction and because Petitioner 

had not petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for leave to file a second or successive 

petition, applicable law required the Court to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction. See 28 

U.S.C. § 2244(b). Petitioner has now filed a letter requesting reconsideration.

As detailed in the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation (Doc. 14), the District 

Court lacks jurisdiction to address the petition filed in this case. Because Petitioner has already 

filed a petition for habeas corpus related to the same conviction, he cannot file another petition in 

the District Court without first obtaining permission (leave to file a second or successive complaint) 

from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Petitioner's motion for reconsideration of the Court's dismissal of his petition for writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is hereby denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 9, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:15-cv-00663-AWI-SKO Document 21 Filed 10/09/15 Page 1 of 1