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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

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in propria persona with a petition for writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Petitioner filed his petition on July 29, 2011. (Doc. 1). Because only two of the four grounds 

for relief in the original petition were exhausted in state court, Petitioner filed a motion to stay 

proceedings while he exhausted the unexhausted claims. (Doc. ). On September 30, 2011, the Court 

granted Petitioner’s motion, stayed the proceedings pending exhaustion, and directed the Clerk of the 

Court to administratively close the case. (Doc. 9). That order required that Petitioner file regular 

status reports every sixty days to inform the Court of the status of Petitioner’s exhaustion efforts. It 

also required that, when Petitioner’s claims were finally exhausted, he must notify the Court within 

thirty days and either withdraw the unexhausted claims or advise the Court that the unexhausted 

claims had been exhausted. 

MARCUS WHITAKER,

 Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN VIRGA,

Respondent.

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Case No.: 1:11-cv-01252-LJO-JLT

ORDER REQUIRING PETITIONER TO FILE A 

RESPONSE

THIRTY DAY DEADLINE

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The Court has accessed the California court system’s electronic database and determined that, 

in case no. S198114, the California Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s habeas corpus petition on July 

18, 2012. More than thirty days have elapsed since that denial, yet Petitioner has not informed the 

Court of this essential fact, as required by the Court’s order of September 30, 2011. By this order, 

Petitioner is ordered to file a response indicating the status of his exhaustion efforts within thirty days. 

If all issues are now exhausted, the case will be administratively opened and, if all exhausted claims 

survive screening, Respondent will be ordered to respond to the merits of Petitioner’s claims. 

 ORDER

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Petitioner is ORDERED to file, within thirty days of the date of service of this order, a 

response to the instant order notifying the Court whether the exhaustion process is 

complete.

Petitioner’s failure to comply with the Court’s order may result in a Recommendation that the 

petition be dismissed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 7, 2012 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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