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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Richard Ruiz Rogel, 

Petitioner, 

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Charles L. Ryan, et al.,

Respondents. 

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No. CV 12-2731-PHX-GMS (MEA)

ORDER

Petitioner Richard Ruiz Rogel, who is confined in the Arizona State Prison Complex,

Rynning Unit, in Florence, Arizona, has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has paid the $5.00 filing fee. The Court will require an

answer to the Petition.

I. Petition

Petitioner was convicted by a jury in Maricopa County Superior Court, case

#CR2001-004653, of one count each of second degree murder and abuse of a child or

vulnerable adult and was sentenced to a 27-year term of imprisonment. Petitioner indicates

that he filed a direct appeal and a petition for post-conviction relief and petition for review,

which were denied.

In his Petition, Petitioner names Charles L. Ryan as Respondent and the Arizona

Attorney General as an Additional Respondent. Petitioner raises three grounds for relief.

In Ground One, he alleges that his constitutional right to a jury determination of aggravating

factors was violated. In Ground Two, he alleges that he received the ineffective assistance

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of counsel. In Ground Three, he alleges that defense counsel failed to seek an instruction as

to lesser-included offenses. The Court will require Respondents to answer the Petition. 28

U.S.C. § 2254(a). 

II. Warnings

A. Address Changes

Petitioner must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Petitioner must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

B. Possible Dismissal

If Petitioner fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these

warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet,

963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to

comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) The Clerk of Court must serve a copy of the Petition (Doc. 1) and this Order

on the Respondent and the Attorney General of the State of Arizona by certified mail

pursuant to Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. 

(2) Respondents must answer the Petition within 40 days of the date of service.

Respondents must not file a dispositive motion in place of an answer but may file an answer

limited to relevant affirmative defenses, including but not limited to, statute of limitations,

procedural bar, or non-retroactivity. If the answer is limited to affirmative defenses, only

those portions of the record relevant to those defenses need be attached to the answer.

Failure to set forth an affirmative defense in an answer may be treated as a waiver of the

defense. Day v. McDonough, 547 U.S. 198, 209-11 (2006). If not limited to affirmative

defenses, the answer must fully comply with all of the requirements of Rule 5 of the Rules

Governing Section 2254 Cases.

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(3) Petitioner may file a reply within 30 days from the date of service of the

answer.

(4) This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Mark E. Aspey pursuant to Rules

72.1 and 72.2 of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for further proceedings and a report and

recommendation.

DATED this 1st day of March, 2013.

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