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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 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOSEPH FLOWERS, 

 

 Petitioner, 

 

 v. 

F. FOULK, Warden, 

 

 Respondent. 

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No. C 14-0589 CW 

ORDER GRANTING IN 

PART MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO FILE 

MOTION FOR 

RECONSIDERATION 

(Docket No. 75) 

Respondent moves for leave to file a motion for 

reconsideration pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-9. Under this 

rule, Respondent "must specifically show reasonable diligence in 

bringing the motion" and one of the following circumstances: 

(1) that "at the time of the motion for leave, a material 

difference in fact or law exists from that which was presented to 

the Court before entry of the interlocutory order for which 

reconsideration is sought" and "that in the exercise of reasonable 

diligence the party applying for reconsideration did not know such 

fact or law at the time of the interlocutory order"; (2) new 

material facts or law emerged after the order was issued; or 

(3) there was a "manifest failure by the Court to consider 

material facts or dispositive legal arguments which were presented 

to the Court before such interlocutory order." Civil Local Rule 

7-9(b). 

The Court DENIES the motion as to claim 6 and GRANTS the 

motion as to claim 5(b). 

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The Court will consider the portion of the attached motion 

for reconsideration concerning claim 5(b). The Court also permits 

Respondent to submit supplemental briefing "to address the 

successiveness bar" of no more than five pages within two weeks of 

the date of this order. Docket No. 75, Motion for Reconsideration 

at 6. 

Within four weeks of the date of this order, Petitioner may 

submit a response of no more than ten pages. 

Within five weeks of the date of this order, Respondent may 

submit a reply of no more than five pages. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 28, 2016 CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge

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