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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

FRESNO DIVISION

ROBERT LEWIS,

Petitioner,

v.

A. K. SCRIBNER, Warden,

Respondent.

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ORDER GRANTING

RESPONDENT’S REQUEST

FOR LEAVE TO FILE

SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER

(Doc. 21)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK

OF COURT TO FILE

PROPOSED

SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER

ATTACHED TO

RESPONDENT’S REQUEST

FOR LEAVE (Doc. 21)

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se on a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

On April 4, 2004, Respondent filed an Answer to the instant petition. (Doc. 13). On

June 22, 2004, Petitioner filed his Traverse. (Doc. 20). On July 22, 2005, Respondent filed this

request for leave to file a Supplemental Answer based on recent decisions by the California

Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. (Doc.

21, pp. 1-2). Contemporaneous with the filing of the instant request, Respondent has filed a

proposed Supplemental Answer that discusses these decisions and their applicability to the issues

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raised in the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Court’s preliminary review of the proposed

Supplemental Answer indicates the cases do have some legal bearing upon the issues to be

resolved in this case. 

ORDER

Accordingly, GOOD CAUSE APPEARING therefore, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Respondent’s request for leave to file a Supplemental Answer to the Petition for Writ of

Habeas Corpus (Doc. 21),is GRANTED;

2. Petitioner may file a reply to the Supplemental Answer within thirty (30) days from the

date of service of this Order;

3. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to file the Supplemental Answer attached to

Respondent’s request for leave to file a supplemental answer (Doc. 21).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 25, 2005 /s/ Theresa A. Goldner 

j6eb3d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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