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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOUIS OLIVEREZ, JR.,

Petitioner,

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C. M. HARRISON, Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 05-0186 CRB (PR)

ORDER 

(Doc # 12)

Petitioner moves for bail or release on his own recognizance pending

determination of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his state conviction for grand theft, conspiracy to commit murder and

first degree murder.

A district court may have the authority to release a state prisoner on bail

pending resolution of a habeas proceeding, but only in extraordinary cases

involving special circumstances or a high probability of success. Land v. Deeds,

878 F.2d 318, 318-9 (9th Cir. 1989) (citing Aronson v. May, 85 S. Ct. 3, 5 (1964)

(requiring both exceptional circumstances and high probability of success)).

Some examples of exceptional circumstances are serious deterioration of the

petitioner's health while incarcerated; short sentences for relatively minor crimes

so near completion that extraordinary action is essential to make collateral review

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truly effective; or, possibly, extraordinary delay in processing a habeas corpus

petition. See Salerno v. United States, 878 F.2d 317, 317 (9th Cir. 1989); Calley

v. Callaway, 496 F.2d 701, 702 n.1 (5th Cir. 1974). No such exceptional

circumstances (or high probability of success) are present here. Accord In re

Roe, 257 F.3d 1077, 1079-80 (9th Cir. 2001) (district court erred in releasing

prisoner on bail during the pendency of his district court habeas proceeding,

because allegations of actual innocence, failing health, discovery abuses by

opponent and available lodging did not satisfy the Land standard for release). 

Petitioner’s motion (doc # 12) is DENIED. 

SO ORDERED.

DATED: Feb. 02, 2006 CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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