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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

JOHN MONTUE,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-04-1697 FCD JFM P

vs.

MIKE KNOWLES, et al., 

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with an application for a

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges a March 13, 2002

decision of the California Board of Prison Terms (Board) to deny petitioner a parole date. 

On August 9, 2005, respondents filed a motion to dismiss this action. 

Respondents’ motion was predicated on Sass v. California Board of Prison Terms, 376

F.Supp.2d 975 (E.D.Cal. 2005), rev’d, 481 F.3d 1123 (9th Cir. 2006). By order filed February

21, 2006, respondents’ motion to dismiss was denied without prejudice to its renewal, as

appropriate, not later than thirty days after any decision the United States Court of Appeals for

the Ninth Circuit in Sass, file, as appropriate, either a renewed motion to dismiss or an answer to

the petition. The court of appeals issued its decision in Sass on August 31, 2006 and respondents

have not filed anything further in this action. 

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Review of the record shows that respondents filed an answer to the petition in

February 2005 and that petitioner, then proceeding pro se, filed a traverse on March 10, 2005. 

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner is granted thirty days from the date of this order to file either

supplemental points and authorities in support of the petition or a notice of intent to rest on

pleadings on file;

2. If petitioner files supplemental points and authorities, respondents shall have

thirty days thereafter in which to file a response to the supplemental points and authorities and

petitioner shall have ten days thereafter to file a closing brief;

3. If petitioner files a notice of intent to rest on the pleadings on file, the matter

will be submitted as of the date of said notice. 

DATED: February 21, 2007.

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