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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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QUIN DENVIR, Bar #49374

Federal Defender

DAVID M. PORTER, Bar #127024

Assistant Federal Defender

801 "I" Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-5700

Attorneys for Petitioner

TOMAS RODRIGUEZ

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TOMAS RODRIGUEZ, )

) No. CIV S-00-02175 FCD JFM 

Petitioner, )

) MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

v. ) AND REQUEST TO CONTINUE STATUS

) CONFERENCE AND ORDER

R. Q. HICKMAN, Warden, )

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Respondent. )

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Petitioner TOMAS RODRIGUEZ hereby moves this Court for an order

substituting Janice M. Lagerlof, 3929 24th Street, San Francisco,

California 94114, telephone, (415) 282-8849, as counsel for the

petitioner in the above-entitled case. The Federal Defender’s Office has

determined that it is currently unable to continue its representation of

petitioner. Ms. Lagerlof has agreed to represent petitioner. She is an

experienced criminal defense attorney, with experience in federal habeas

corpus cases. A copy of the court's file in this case will be forwarded

to her.

Ms. Lagerlof is aware of the deadlines in this case and requests the

court continue the status conference, currently set for August 25, 2005,

to October 13, 2005 at 11:00 a.m., because of her filing deadlines in

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other cases and a long-planned vacation. Respondent's counsel, Deputy

Attorney General, Jo Graves, was contacted and she graciously indicated

that she had no objection to this request. Ms. Lagerlof has authorized

the undersigned to sign this substitution motion and request to continue

on her behalf.

Respectfully submitted,

QUIN DENVIR

Federal Defender

Dated: August 10, 2005 /s/ David M. Porter 

DAVID M. PORTER

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorneys for Petitioner

TOMAS RODRIGUEZ

Dated: August 10, 2005 /s/ Janice M. Lagerlof 

JANICE M. LAGERLOF

Pursuant to this Motion for Substitution of Counsel and for the

reasons stated therein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner’s August 10,

2005 motion is granted. Janice M. Lagerlof shall be substituted in as

counsel for Petitioner in place of the Office of the Federal Defender for

the Eastern District of California. The status conference set for August

25, 2005 is CONTINUED to October 13, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom

#26. Fourteen days prior to the conference, the parties shall file and

serve status reports as described in this Court’s July 29, 2005 order.

Dated: August 18, 2005.

/rodr2175.o

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