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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Yingzhi C Zhang, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

Alberto R. Gonzales, 

Respondent. 

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No. CV 06-0892-PHX-ROS (ECV)

ORDER

Pending before the court are Petitioner's Motion for Proceedings Without

Respondent's Answer and Request to Grant Petition (Doc. #12) and Petitioner's Motion for

Expedited Ruling (Doc. #14). In the first motion, Petitioner contends that Respondent failed

to file his response to the habeas petition by the required due date and, as a result, the court

should promptly grant the petition. On June 20, 2006, however, Respondent filed a Motion

to Accept Late Filing of Respondent's Response in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Habeas

Corpus (Doc. #10). The response was filed only one day after the deadline and in light of

the reasons set forth in Respondent's motion, the court granted the request to accept the late

filing (Doc. #11). Accordingly, Petitioner's first motion will be denied.

In the second motion, Petitioner requests that the court expedite its ruling. He

contends that the briefing has just been completed and that a prompt ruling is warranted. The

court has several habeas petitions pending before it in which each of the petitioners is

seeking release from custody. Petitioner has not presented a valid basis to elevate his petition

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above others that were filed before his. The motion will be denied and the petition will be

decided in due course.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

That Petitioner's Motion for Proceedings Without Respondent's Answer and Request

to Grant Petition (Doc. #12) and Petitioner's Motion for Expedited Ruling (Doc. #14) are

denied.

DATED this 10th day of July, 2006.

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