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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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ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF COLLEEN M. ROHAN TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR PETITIONER;

DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL—C-01-21081 RMW

E-FILED ON 12/11/06

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SERGIO PONCE,

Petitioner,

v.

SILVIA GARCIA, Warden, Calipatria State

Prison, THOMAS L. CAREY, Warden,

California State Prison, Solano,

Respondents.

No. C-01-21081 RMW

ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF

COLLEEN M. ROHAN TO WITHDRAW AS

ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR

PETITIONER; DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

[Re Docket No. 29, 30]

Colleen M. Rohan moves for permission to withdraw as counsel for petitioner Sergio Ponce. 

According to Rohan, her agreement with Ponce was only to represent him in district court

proceedings for his petition. The court has denied the petition and Rohan has prepared and filed on

his behalf a notice of appeal and an application for a certificate of appealability. Nothing further

remains to be done at the district court level. Rohan also reports that since June 2005 she has been

lead defense counsel in a case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia,

Prosecutor v. Trbic, IT-05-88-PT, and presently resides in the Hague, Netherlands, where this court

is located. Given these circumstances, Rohan's motion to withdraw as counsel is granted.

Ponce, who reports that he is aware that Rohan has left the country and that he lacks funds to

hire another attorney, requests that the court appoint the Federal Public Defender to represent him on

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF COLLEEN M. ROHAN TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR PETITIONER;

DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL—C-01-21081 RMW

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appeal. Whether to appoint counsel for appeal is a matter within the purview of the Ninth Circuit;

Ponce's request is denied without prejudice to presentation to the Ninth Circuit.

NOTICE TO PETITIONER SERGIO PONCE

You are hereby notified that Colleen M. Rohan will no longer be representing you in the

above-captioned matter. The court needs to know how to contact you. If you do not keep the court

and other parties informed of your current address, they will not be able to send you notice of

actions that might affect you, including actions that may adversely affect your interests or result in

you losing the case. The last known address of respondents' counsel is:

California Attorney General's Office

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102

If you fail to keep the court informed of your current address, or if any order from the court

mailed to the address which the court has on file for you is returned to the court as undeliverable, the

court may find that you have abandoned your lawsuit and it will be dismissed. Petitioner is hereby

informed that: (1) he may prosecute his action pro se or through another attorney; (2) he retains all

the obligations of a litigant; and (3) failure to respond to actions from the court or opposing counsel

may lead to dismissal of the case. 

 

DATED: 12/11/06

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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 The court is aware that the attorney primarily responsible for representing respondents was

elevated to the Alameda County Superior Court over a year ago.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF COLLEEN M. ROHAN TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR PETITIONER;

DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL—C-01-21081 RMW

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Notice of this document was electronically sent on 12/11/06 to:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

Colleen M. Rohan crohan@attglobal.net 

Counsel for Defendants:

Morris Beatus1 morris.beatus@doj.ca.gov 

A copy of this order was also mailed on to:

Counsel for Petitioner:

Colleen M. Rohan

1442A Walnut Street, P.M.B. No. 45

Berkeley, CA 94709

Petitioner:

Sergio Ponce, P-13400

CSP-Solano, 12-215

P.O. Box 4000

Vacaville, CA 95696-4000

Counsel for Respondent:

Bill Lockyer; Robert R. Anderson; Gerald A. Engler; Gregory A. Ott; Peggy Ruffra

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this order to co-counsel, as necessary.

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