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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ISAAC BELLINGER,

Petitioner,

v.

ON HABEAS CORPUS,

Respondent.

No. 1:13-cv-01250-SKO HC

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S 

MOTION TO REOPEN CASE

(Doc. 9)

Petitioner, Isaac Bellinger, has filed a motion to reopen the above-captioned case, which 

was dismissed without prejudice on November 25, 2013, for Petitioner’s failure to exhaust state 

remedies. Petitioner contends that he must reopen the case as part of his parole process and 

requests copies of documents in the closed case. Although the Court has ordered the Clerk to 

provide relevant documents, it will deny Petitioner’s motion to reopen the case.

The 2013 case was dismissed without prejudice. “Dismissal without prejudice” means 

that Petitioner is not barred from refiling a petition within the appropriate limitations period 

(Black’s Law Dictionary at 502 (Thompson West 1999)), but does not authorize Petitioner to 

reopen the dismissed case upon request. If Petitioner now wishes to pursue habeas relief, he must 

file a new action.

Accordingly, Petitioner’s motion to reopen the above-entitled case is hereby DENIED. 

The Clerk of Court is directed to provide Petitioner with a form for petition for writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and associated information for pro se litigants. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 6, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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