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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALE WILLS,

Petitioner,

 v.

JAMES TILTON, Warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 07-03354 CW (PR)

ORDER ADDRESSING PENDING MOTION

(Docket no. 3)

On February 21, 2007, Petitioner signed his petition for a

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and it was file

stamped in this Court on June 26, 2007. Also on June 26, 2007,

Petitioner filed a document entitled "Petitioner's Notice of Motion

and Motion for Order Directing Clerk to Endorse File Papers

Retroactively" (docket no. 3). Petitioner states, "under the

'prison mailbox rule' he is entitled to have his petition and

memorandum of points and authorities endorsed [sic] filed

retroactively to the date of February 21, 2007, the date the papers

were first given to prison officials for delivery to the Court." 

(Mot. for Order at 2.)

Under the "mailbox rule," a pro se federal habeas petition is

deemed filed on the date it is delivered to prison authorities for

mailing. See Saffold v. Newland, 250 F.3d 1262, 1268 (9th Cir.

2001), vacated and remanded on other grounds, Carey v. Saffold, 536

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U.S. 214 (2002) (holding that a federal or state habeas petition is

deemed filed on the date the prisoner submits it to prison

authorities for mailing, rather than the date it is received by the

courts). 

On September 6, 2007, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause. 

On October 16, 2007, Respondent filed motion to dismiss the

petition as untimely (docket no. 8). Petitioner opposes the motion

to dismiss and raises the same argument that his federal petition

should be deemed filed on February 21, 2007. (Opp'n at 11.) The

Court will consider Petitioner's "prison mailbox rule" argument

when it rules on Respondent's motion to dismiss. Therefore, the

Court construes "Petitioner's Notice of Motion and Motion for Order

Directing Clerk to Endorse File Papers Retroactively" as a

supplement to his opposition to Respondent's motion to dismiss.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that "Petitioner's Notice of Motion and

Motion for Order Directing Clerk to Endorse File Papers

Retroactively" (docket no. 3) is ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATED as

unnecessary. The Clerk of the Court shall docket the

aforementioned motion as a "Supplement to Petitioner's Opposition

to Respondent's Motion to Dismiss."

This Order terminates Docket no. 3.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/24/08 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALE WILLS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JAMES TILTON et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-03354 CW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on March 24, 2008, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located

in the Clerk's office.

Bruce Louis Ortega

California State Attorney’s Office

455 Golden Gate Avenue

Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Dale G. Wills J-16405

Corcoran State Prison

P.O. Box 5246

Corcoran, CA 93212-5246

Dated: March 24, 2008

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Sheilah Cahill, Deputy Clerk

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