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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

GILBERT JOSEPH BATES,

Petitioner,

v.

DANIEL A. PARAMO, WARDEN,

Respondent.

Case No.: 18cv1563-MMA (MSB)

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S 

MOTION TO VOLUNTARILY 

DISMISS UNEXHAUSTED CLAIMS

[Doc. No. 29]

Petitioner Gilbert Joseph Bates (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, 

has filed a First Amended Petition (“FAP”) for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254. See Doc. No. 5. The Court previously cautioned Petitioner that his FAP 

contains both exhausted and unexhausted claims and informed Petitioner of his options 

for proceeding with a mixed petition. See Doc. Nos. 17, 22. 

On March 25, 2020, Petitioner filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the 

unexhausted claims in his FAP—Claims Two through Six. See Doc. No. 29. Upon due 

consideration, good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s motion. 

Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Claims Two through Six in the FAP. See Rose v. 

Lundy, 455 U.S. 509, 510 (1982) (holding that a petitioner who files a mixed petition 

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may “resubmit[] the habeas petition to present only exhausted claims to the district 

court.”). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 1, 2020

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