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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHAROAH BUB HAYWOOD,

Petitioner,

v.

RONALD RACKLEY,

Respondent.

No. 2:14-cv-2178 CKD P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. 

Habeas Rule 2(c) requires that a petition 1) specify all grounds of relief available to the 

petitioner; 2) state the facts supporting each ground; and 3) state the relief requested. Notice 

pleading is not sufficient; rather, the petition must state facts that point to a real possibility of 

constitutional error.” Rule 4, Advisory Committee Notes, 1976 Adoption; see Blackledge v. 

Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 75 n. 7 (1977). Allegations in a petition that are vague, conclusory, or 

palpably incredible are subject to summary dismissal. Hendricks v. Vasquez, 908 F.2d 490, 491 

(9th Cir. 1990). 

Here, petitioner does not specify the grounds for relief and facts supporting each ground 

on the court’s form. Rather, he attaches numerous pages of argument concerning five purported 

claims. One or more of these claims appears to assert a violation of state law, which is not 

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cognizable on federal habeas review. As the factual and legal bases of petitioner’s claims are not 

entirely clear, the court will dismiss the petition under Rule 2(c) with leave to amend. In an 

amended petition, petitioner is advised to succinctly list the grounds for federal habeas relief, the 

facts supporting each ground, and the relief requested, on the form provided by the court.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s application for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed with leave to amend 

within thirty days from the date of this order;1

2. Any amended petition must bear the case number assigned to this action and the title 

“Amended Petition”; and

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the court’s form for application for 

writ of habeas corpus. 

Dated: October 8, 2014

2 / hayw2178.114

 

1 By setting this deadline, the court is making no finding or representation that the petition is not 

subject to dismissal as untimely.

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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