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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT MENDOZA,

Petitioner,

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ROBERT J. HERNANDEZ,

Respondent.

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Civil No. 05-CV-1938-L(NLS)

ORDER DENYING THE PETITION

FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

[doc. #1]; and DIRECTING ENTRY

OF JUDGMENT 

Petitioner Robert Mendoza filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §

2254. On April 29, 2008, the Court granted the petition. Respondent appealed the Order.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue raised in petitioner’s petition in Swarthout v.

Cooke, 131 S. Ct. 859 (2011). The Ninth Circuit, in reviewing the present case, noted that this

court did not have the benefit of the Swarthout case or a subsequent Ninth Circuit case, Pearson

v. Muntz, 2011 WL 1238007 (9th Cir. 2011), which compel the denial of Mendoza’s petition.

Accordingly, the Ninth Circuit reversed the decision of this court. The mandate from the Ninth

Circuit was filed on June 8, 2011.

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Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED denying the petition for writ of habeas corpus

[doc. #1]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of the Court to enter judgment in

accordance with this Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 13, 2011

M. James Lorenz

United States District Court Judge

COPY TO: 

HON. NITA L. STORMES

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ALL PARTIES/COUNSEL

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