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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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U.S. District Court

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT RODNEY RUBISH, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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M. S. EVANS, )

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Respondent. )

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1:05-CV-00687 LJO GSA HC 

ORDER GRANTING FINAL EXTENSION

OF TIME TO FILE TRAVERSE

[Doc. #65]

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

On June 1, 2005, Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus. Respondent

filed an answer on September 22, 2005. For the past two years, the Court has waited for Petitioner to

file his traverse. The Court has granted numerous extensions of time to Petitioner due to alleged

medical problems, lost/missing legal files, and actions taken by prison staff. These allegations

resulted in the appointment of the Federal Defender’s office on January 11, 2007, for the limited

purpose of securing the legal documentation that Petitioner complained had been taken from him by

prison staff and which he stated was necessary to complete his traverse. On July 16, 2007, the

Federal Defender filed a status report which stated Petitioner had acknowledged he had received all

of the materials secured by the Office of the Federal Defender. Because the purpose of the

appointment had been fulfilled, the Federal Defender’s request to be relieved as counsel was granted.

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In addition, Petitioner was granted sixty additional days to file his traverse.

On October 1, 2007, Petitioner filed the instant motion to extend time by an additional 120

days. For the following reasons, the request will be partially granted. First as stated above, this case

has been stalled for over two years awaiting Petitioner’s traverse. Petitioner alleged an inability to

timely file his traverse because his legal files had been taken from him. As of July 16, 2007, that

impediment was removed. Thus there is no apparent reason why Petitioner cannot timely file his

traverse now. In his motion, he claims he needs at least 120 days so he can secure outside counsel

ostensibly to begin a new round of review. This is out of the question. Petitioner also complains he

still cannot complete his traverse because of interferences by the staff. This allegation is belied by the

fact that he obviously had the time and means to complete the instant motion which is some 19 pages

long with an additional 51 pages of compiled exhibits. Rather than work on composing the history of

his travails with prison staff, he should have used this time to accomplish his traverse. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner is granted one final extension of

time to file his traverse. The deadline for filing is set for thirty (30) days from the date of service of

this order. No further extensions will be granted. In the event a traverse is not filed in the allotted 

time, the Court will proceed to a review of the merits of the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 24, 2007 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

60kij8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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