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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

JOSE MAGANA,

Petitioner,

 v.

A.P. KANE,

Respondent. ______________________________

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No. C 05-3623 MMC (PR)

ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER

TO NOTIFY COURT WHETHER HE

STILL IS INCARCERATED AT 

CTF-SOLEDAD 

On September 9, 2005, petitioner, a California prisoner then-incarcerated at the

Correctional Training Facility at Soledad (“CTF-Soledad”), filed the above-titled petition for

a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging a 2005 decision by the

Board of Prison Terms finding petitioner unsuitable for parole. On February 3, 2006, the

Court granted respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition as unexhausted and directed

petitioner to file an amended petition. On March 9, 2006, petitioner filed an amended

petition; on May 9, 2006, the Court ordered respondent to file an answer showing cause why

the petition should not be granted based on petitioner’s cognizable claims. On July 10, 2006,

respondent filed an answer to the petition. Petitioner did not file a traverse to the answer,

though he was expressly granted the opportunity to do so in the order to show cause.

Petitioner has not communicated with the Court since he filed his amended petition on

March 9, 2006, approximately twenty-one months ago. Recently, the Court was apprised

that petitioner was released on parole in January 2007. However, mail sent by the Clerk of

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the Court to petitioner at CTF-Soledad in May 2007 was not returned to the Clerk as not

deliverable. Accordingly, it is unclear whether petitioner has been released on parole or still

is incarcerated at CTF-Soledad. 

Pursuant to the Civil Local Rules of this district, “a party proceeding pro se whose

address changes while an action is pending must promptly file with the Court and serve upon

all opposing parties a Notice of Change of Address specifying the new address.” See Civ. L.

R. 3-11(a). Where mail directed to such party “has been returned to the Court as not

deliverable” and “the Court fails to receive within 60 days of this return a written

communication from . . . the pro se party indicating a current address,” the Court “may

dismiss the complaint without prejudice.” See Civ. L.R. 3-11(b). 

In order to ascertain whether petitioner still is incarcerated at CTF-Soledad, the Clerk

shall send this order to petitioner at CTF-Soledad. If petitioner is incarcerated at CTFSoledad, he shall so notify the Court within thirty days of the date this order is filed. 

Alternatively, if the order is returned to the Court as not deliverable, and the Court fails to

receive within sixty days of the return a written communication from petitioner indicating a

current address, the petition will be dismissed without prejudice under Local Rule 3-11. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 3, 2007 _________________________ MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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