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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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Case No.: 5:15-cv-02348-EJD

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ,

Petitioner,

v.

VINCENT ADAMS, Warden,

Respondent.

Case No. 5:15-cv-02348-EJD 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: 

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 

CORPUS

Re: Dkt. No. 1

After a trial in Santa Clara County Superior Court, a jury found Petitioner Alejandro 

Gonzalez (“Petitioner”) guilty on August 10, 2011, of four counts of aggravated sexual assault on

a child under 14 by a perpetrator more than ten years older than such child in violation of 

California Penal Code § 269. On September 26, 2011, Petitioner was sentenced to four 

consecutive terms of 15 years to life. He is currently incarcerated at North Kern State Prison in 

Delano, California. 

Petitioner, represented by counsel, initiated the instant habeas action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2254 on May 27, 2015. The court has reviewed the § 2254 Petition and has determined that it 

warrants a response from Respondent. Accordingly, the court orders Respondent to show cause 

why the petition should not be granted, as follows:

1. The Clerk shall serve by mail a copy of this Order to Show Cause and the Petition 

and all attachments (Docket Item No. 1) upon Respondent.

2. Respondent shall file with the court and serve on Petitioner, within sixty (60) days 

of the date this order is filed, an answer conforming in all respects to Rule 5 of the Rules 

Governing Section 2254 Cases, showing cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. 

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Respondent shall file with the answer and serve on Petitioner a copy of all portions of the 

underlying state criminal court records that have been transcribed previously and that are relevant 

to a determination of the issues presented by the Petition. 

3. If Petitioner wishes to respond to the answer, he shall do so by filing a traverse with 

the court and serving a copy on Respondent within thirty (30) days of his receipt of the answer.

4. Respondent may file a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an 

answer, as set forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 

2254 Cases. If Respondent files such a motion, Petitioner shall file with the court and serve on 

Respondent an opposition or statement of non-opposition within thirty (30) days of receipt of the 

motion. Respondent may file with the court and serve on Petitioner a reply within fifteen (15) 

days of receipt of any opposition.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 16, 2015

______________________________________

EDWARD J. DAVILA

United States District Judge

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