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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

For the Northern District of California

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Order Granting Extension of Time to File and Amended Petition

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TONY J. LOPEZ,

Petitioner,

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A. A. LAMARQUE, Warden,

Respondent.

 

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No. C 04-01877 JW (PR)

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION

OF TIME FILE AMENDED

PETITION

(Docket No. 16)

Petitioner, a prisoner at the Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California,

filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on

May 12, 2004. This Court dismissed the petition with leave to amend for failure to

state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. Petitioner also failed to show that

he had exhausted his state judicial remedies prior to filing the federal habeas

petition. Petitioner was granted thirty days to file an amended petition. Petitioner

requested extensions of time to file an amended petition, which the Court granted. 

Petitioner eventually filed an amended petition on May 3, 2005. With respect to

unexhausted claims, petitioner stated in a letter filed March 30, 2006, that all

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previously unexhausted claims were exhausted, with the California Supreme Court’s

denial of his state habeas petition on March 15, 2006. 

The Court reviewed petitioner’s amended petition and again found none of

the claims meritorious. By order filed May 4, 2007, the Court dismissed all claims

except the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Petitioner was given leave to

amend to allege ineffective assistance of counsel with respect to such advice he

received to accept the guilty plea. Petitioner has now moved for an extension of

ninety days to file the second amended petition. 

Petitioner’s request is GRANTED IN PART. Petitioner is granted an

extension of forty-five (45) days to file a second amended petition. Failure to

respond in accordance with this order will result in dismissal of this action.

It is petitioner’s responsibility to prosecute this case. He must keep the Court

informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper with the clerk headed

“Notice of Change of Address.” He must comply with any orders of the Court

within the time allowed, or ask for an extension of that time. Failure to do so may

result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 41(b).

This order terminates Docket No. 16.

DATED: June 19 2007 JAMES WARE

United States District Judge 

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