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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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 Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Elvin Valenzuela, the

current warden of the California Men’s Colony State Prison, where petitioner is currently

incarcerated, is hereby SUBSTITUTED as respondent. 

Order Denying Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis; Order to Show Cause Why Petition Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Exhaust State

Remedies 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN RAY DYNES, 

Petitioner,

 vs.

ELVIN VALENZUELA, Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 15-0496 RMW (PR)

ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

PETITION SHOULD NOT BE

DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO

EXHAUST STATE REMEDIES

(Docket Nos. 3, 5)

Petitioner, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1

 Petitioner has submitted a Certificate of Funds, signed by an

authorized officer, that indicates that petitioner had an average monthly balance of $ 100.00 for

the past six months, and an average monthly deposit of $ 6.95 in his inmate trust account. Thus,

petitioner’s motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are DENIED. 

The court issues an order to show cause for petitioner to demonstrate why the petition

should not be dismissed without prejudice because he has not exhausted his state court remedies.

BACKGROUND

In the underlying federal petition, petitioner challenges the criminal judgment he

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Order Denying Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis; Order to Show Cause Why Petition Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Exhaust State

Remedies 

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sustained in 2001 in the Superior Court of Alameda County by raising the claim that Proposition

47 should apply to reduce his convictions and sentence. Petitioner concedes that he has not

raised any claims in the California Supreme Court.

DISCUSSION

Prisoners in state custody who wish to collaterally challenge either the fact or length of

their confinement in federal habeas corpus proceedings are first required to exhaust state judicial

remedies, either on direct appeal or through collateral proceedings, by presenting the highest

state court available with a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of each and every claim they

seek to raise in federal court. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)-(c). 

At the time petitioner filed this federal petition, petitioner acknowledged that he has not

filed any state habeas petitions in the California Court of Appeal or the California Supreme

Court. Thus, the court issues an order to show cause for petitioner to demonstrate why the

petition should not be dismissed without prejudice to refiling once he exhausts his federal claims

in state court. 

CONCLUSION

Petitioner’s motions to proceed IFP are DENIED. Petitioner must pay the $5 filing fee

within thirty (30) days of the date of this order or face dismissal of this action for failure to pay

the filing fee. 

Petitioner shall file a response to this order to show cause within thirty (30) days of the

filing date of this order addressing: (1) whether he has a habeas petition or other post-conviction

proceeding now pending before the state court raising the underlying claim; and, if so, (2) which

level of state court, and whether the underlying petition challenges the same commitment at

issue in his pending state case(s). Failure to file a timely response will result in the court

dismissing the instant petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust state court remedies.

It is petitioner’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Petitioner must keep the court and

all parties informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper captioned “Notice of

Change of Address.” He must comply with the court’s orders in a timely fashion. Failure to do

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Order Denying Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis; Order to Show Cause Why Petition Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Exhaust State

Remedies 

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so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 41(b). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _______________ 

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN RAY DYNES,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ELVIN VALENZUELA, Warden,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV15-00496 RMW 

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 June 12, 2015, 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.

John Ray Dynes AT1595

CMC-WEST

California Men’s Colony State Prison

Post Office Box 8108

San Luis Obispo, CA 93409-8101

Dated: June 12, 2015

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jackie Lynn Garcia, Deputy Clerk

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