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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN ALEXANDER ROGERS,

Petitioner,

v.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT -

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF 

CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

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Case No. 15-cv-00965-KAW (PR)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Dkt. No. 4

Petitioner Kevin Alexander Rogers, a prisoner incarcerated at Pelican Bay State Prison, 

filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his state 

criminal conviction. Petitioner has consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States 

Magistrate Judge over this action. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 

Dkt. No. 4.

It does not appear from the face of the petition that it is without merit. Good cause 

appearing, the Court hereby issues the following orders:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order and the petition and all 

attachments thereto upon Respondent and Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the 

State of California. The Clerk also shall serve a copy of this Order on Petitioner at his current 

address. 

2. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, Respondent shall file with this 

Court and serve upon Petitioner an Answer conforming in all respects to Rule 5 of the Rules 

Governing Section 2254 Cases, showing cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued. 

Respondent shall file with the Answer all portions of the state record that have been transcribed 

previously and are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the petition. If Petitioner 

 

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In accordance with Habeas Rule 2(a) and Rule 25(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, the Clerk of the Court is directed to substitute Warden Clark E. Ducart as Respondent 

because he is Petitioner's current custodian.

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wishes to respond to the Answer, he shall do so by filing a Traverse with the Court and serving it 

on Respondent within thirty days of his receipt of the Answer. If he does not do so, the petition 

will be deemed submitted and ready for decision on the date the Traverse is due.

3. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, Respondent may file with this Court 

and serve upon Petitioner a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an Answer, as set 

forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. If 

Respondent files such a motion, Petitioner shall file with the Court and serve on Respondent an 

opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion within thirty days of receipt of the 

motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner a reply within fourteen 

days of receipt of an opposition.

4. It is Plaintiff’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the Court 

informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper with the Clerk headed “Notice of 

Change of Address,” and must comply with the Court's orders in a timely fashion. He also must 

serve on Respondent’s counsel all communications with the Court by mailing a true copy of the 

document to Respondent’s counsel. 

5. Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable extensions will be granted. Any 

motion for an extension of time must be filed no later than ten days prior to the deadline sought to 

be extended.

6. The Clerk shall substitute Warden Clark E. Ducart as Respondent.

7. Respondent shall file his Consent or Declination to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction within 

twenty-eight days from the date of this Order. The Clerk shall mail to Respondent the necessary 

form to indicate his consent or declination. This form can also be found at 

www.cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms.

8. This Order terminates Docket No. 4.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 7, 2015

______________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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