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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDRE R. SCOTT, 

Petitioner, No. CIV S-10-0824 KJM P

vs.

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA, 

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner is a state prison inmate who has filed a “request for toll of time,” but no

other documents. It appears that petitioner is attempting to protect himself from untimeliness in

a yet-to-be filed federal habeas petition. The court has the authority to stay a habeas petition so

that the petitioner can exhaust state court remedies if the petitioner shows his claims are

potentially meritorious and good cause for failure to exhaust earlier, but petitioner must file a

petition with at least one exhausted claim. Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269, 277 (2005). In

addition, petitioner must pay the filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s motion for tolling (Docket No. 1) is denied without prejudice;

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2. Petitioner is directed to submit an application for writ of habeas corpus,

bearing the case number assigned to this action, along with a request to proceed in forma

pauperis within thirty days of the date of this order;

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the habeas form used by

this district; and

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to change the designation of this case to

habeas corpus filed by a state prisoner.

DATED: April 22, 2010. 

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