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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES TWAIN CLEMANS, Jr.,

Petitioner,

v.

JAMES A. YATES, Warden, et al., 

Respondents.

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Civil No.07cv1162 WQH (PCL)

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER AN

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

ANOTHER RESPONSE TO

RESPONDENTS’ MOTION TO

DISMISS

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

AMEND PETITION

[Doc. 13.]

Now before this Court is Petitioner’s request for an extension of time to file another response to

Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss. (Doc. 13.) Petitioner has been represented by counsel, but he wishes

to fire his attorney and proceed pro se from this point on in this case. (Id.) His attorney already has

filed a response to Respondents’ Motion. (Doc. 8.) In the interest of justice, the Court GRANTS

Petitioner’s motion to file another response to the Motion to Dismiss. It is ordered that Petitioner shall

have until February 28, 2008 to file the response. Respondents shall have until March 13, 2008 to file

any reply. 

In the instant motion, Petitioner also requested leave of court to amend his habeas petition. 

(Doc. 13, at 2.) However, Petitioner has not filed the proposed second amended petition along with his 

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motion. Thus, Petitioner’s request to amend his petition is DENIED at this time. Petitioner may file a

new motion to amend provided that he fully complies with the following directions. First, he must

submit a proposed second amended petition for writ of habeas corpus along with his motion to amend. 

Second, the proposed second amended petition must have attached to it all documents referred to in it. 

The court will not search through the file to find other documents and assemble a coherent petition. 

Third, the second amended petition must provide a complete and sequential list of all claims petitioner

is asserting in this action (e.g., claim 1, claim 2, etc.). Fourth, the motion to amend must explain (a)

which of the claims in the second amended petition were not included in the original petition filed on

June 27, 2007 and (b) why the new claims were not included in the original petition. 

Should Petitioner choose to file a proposed second amended petition, he must file and serve his

motion to amend along with the proposed petition no later than February 28, 2008. The deadline will

not be extended; if the documents are not filed by that deadline, the action will go forward with only the

claims that were asserted in the original petition. Respondents must file and serve any opposition to the

motion to amend no later than March 13, 2008. Petitioner must file and serve his reply brief, if any, in

support of his motion no later than March 27, 2008. The court will then consider whether to accept or

reject the proposed petition in accordance with Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and

relevant case law. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 28, 2008

Peter C. Lewis

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court 

cc: The Honorable Hayes; all counsel of record

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