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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALE LLOYD COTTRELL, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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JEANNE WOODFORD, et al., )

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Respondent. )

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1:04-CV-05943-SMS-HC 

ORDER DISREGARDING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

COUNSEL 

(DOCUMENT #45)

Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus on July 7, 2004. After filing a

motion to dismiss the petition, Respondent filed an answer to the petition on June 14, 2005. On

December 2, 2005, the Court granted Petitioner’s request to stay the proceeding in order to exhaust of

new claim(s) in the state court. (Court Doc. 39.) Petitioner has filed timely status reports, the latest filed

August 8, 2006, in which Petitioner indicated that the state petition was pending in the Madera County

Superior Court, and Respondent’s return was due August 9, 2006. (Court Doc. 44.) 

On August 16, 2006, Petitioner filed a motion to appoint counsel, which was addressed to the

Madera County Superior Court. (Court Doc. 45.) Petitioner requests counsel in order to file a response

to the answer filed by Respondent in the Superior Court. (Id.) Because Petitioner’s motion was

addressed to the Madera County Superior Court, the Court shall DISREGARD the motion, and

Petitioner should re-file the motion in that Court if desired. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 21, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

ah0l4d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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