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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 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LARRY DEAN PETERSON, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

KEN CLARK, 

Respondent.1

Case No. 07-cv-04069-CW (PR) 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

This habeas action was stayed and administratively closed on 

March 20, 2009 so that Petitioner could exhaust his claims in 

state court. On April 16, 2015, after Petitioner informed the 

Court that his claims had been exhausted, the Court lifted the 

stay, reopened the case and granted Petitioner leave to file an 

amended petition. On May 11, 2015, Petitioner filed his amended 

petition. 

Good cause appearing, the Court hereby issues the following 

orders: 

1. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order 

and the amended petition and all attachments thereto upon 

Respondent and Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the 

 

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In accordance with Habeas Rule 2(a) and Rule 25(d)(1) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk of the Court is 

directed to substitute Warden Stu Sherman as Respondent because 

he is Petitioner's current custodian. 

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State of California. The Clerk also shall serve a copy of this 

Order on Petitioner at his current address. 

2. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, 

Respondent shall file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner 

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 issued. Respondent shall file with the 

Answer all portions of the state record that have been 

transcribed previously and are relevant to a determination of the 

issues presented by the petition. 

If Petitioner wishes to respond to the Answer, he shall do 

so by filing a Traverse with the Court and serving it on 

Respondent within thirty days of his receipt of the Answer. If 

he does not do so, the petition will be deemed submitted and 

ready for decision on the date the Traverse is due. 

3. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, 

Respondent may file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner 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 to the motion within thirty days of receipt of 

the motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on 

Petitioner a reply within fourteen days of receipt of an 

opposition. 

4. It is Petitioner’s responsibility to prosecute this 

case. Petitioner must keep the Court informed of any change of 

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address by filing a separate paper with the clerk headed “Notice 

of Change of Address,” and must comply with the Court's orders in 

a timely fashion. He also must serve on Respondent’s counsel all 

communications with the Court by mailing a true copy of the 

document to Respondent’s counsel. Failure to do so may result in 

the dismissal of this action, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(b), for failure to prosecute. 

5. Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable 

extensions will be granted. Any motion for an extension of time 

must be filed no later than ten days prior to the deadline sought 

to be extended. 

6. The Clerk of the Court shall substitute Warden Stu 

Sherman as Respondent. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 05/14/2015 

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CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge 

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