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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JARMAAL LARONDE SMITH,

Petitioner, No. CIV S- 07-2004 LKK GGH P

vs.

LEANNE CRONES, et al., 

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By Order, filed on 11/20/07, this court directed

respondent to file a response to petitioner’s application within thirty days from the date of that

order. See Rule 4, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. On 11/30/07, petitioner filed a letter

directed to the Clerk of the Court, indicating that petitioner would like to attach additional claims

to his petition, unidentified claims which are yet to exhausted, and then to seek a stay of the

petition, pending state court exhaustion.

Accordingly, the court makes the following ORDERS:

1. The Order, filed on 11/20/07, is hereby vacated;

2. The petition is dismissed with leave granted within thirty days for petitioner to

file an amended petition, setting forth all claims, exhausted and unexhausted, for which

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petitioner shall demonstrate good cause for having failed to exhaust state court remedies as to

any unexhausted claim;

3. In addition, within the same thirty-day period, petitioner shall file a motion for

the court to hold the proceedings in abeyance pending exhaustion of state court remedies as to the

unexhausted claims; and

4. Should respondent object to any motion to stay the petition, respondent must

file any opposition within thirty days of service of the amended petition and motion;

5. Any reply thereto must be filed by petitioner within twenty days thereafter.

DATED: 12/10/07

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009

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