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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

JULIUS LEE TURNER, 

Petitioner,

v.

 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

Respondent. /

No. C 06-6239 JSW (PR)

ORDER REOPENING CLOSED

CASE, GRANTING MOTION FOR

AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CLERK

(Docket No. 5)

Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of California, has filed a pro se petition for a writ

of habeas corpus. On February 20, 2007, the Court dismissed the petition due to certain

deficiencies, but granted Petitioner thirty days in which to file an amended petition. After

Petitioner failed to respond within a period in excess of thirty days, the Court dismissed

the petition for failure to prosecute (docket no. 4). 

On April 9, 2007, Petitioner filed a motion seeking an extension of time to file an

amended petition, which was signed by Petitioner on April 3, 2007 (docket no. 5). 

Although Petitioner does not document when he received the Court’s order, he does state

that he received the Court’s order “late” and could not promptly respond, due to his

inability to access the law library. According to a document attached to Petitioner’s

request, he had attempted to access the law library on March 26, 2007.

Under Rule 6(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court may extend

a party’s time to respond upon a request made after the expiration of the time to respond

“where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect[.]” For good cause shown,

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Petitioner’s motion is GRANTED (docket no. 5). Petitioner is provided with leave to file

an amended petition within thirty days of the date of this order. The amended petition

must contain the caption and civil case number used in this order, Case No. C-06-6239

JSW (PR) and the words AMENDED PETITION on the first page. Failure to file an

amended petition by the deadline will result in dismissal of this action for failure to

prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). See Martinez v. Johnson,

104 F.3d 769, 772 (5th Cir. 1997) (Rule 41(b) applicable in habeas cases). The Clerk is

directed to reopen this closed case and send Petitioner a copy of this Court’s prisoner

habeas corpus petition form.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 25, 2007

 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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