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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 Northern District of California

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28 1 Petitioner has named the Board of Prison Terms (BPT) as a Respondent. The State's practice

in this Court in prisoner petitions challenging BPT parole decisions has been to designate the Board of

Parole Hearings, formerly the BPT, as the proper Respondent. Therefore, the Court will order only

James Davis, Chairman of the Board of Parole Hearings, to respond. 

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAMAL A. SEFELDEEN,

Petitioner.

 v.

JAMES DAVIS, Chairman, 

Board of Parole Hearings,

Respondent. /

No. C 07-01289 SBA (PR)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254. He has paid the $5.00 filing fee. It does not appear from the face of the petition that

it is without merit. 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 petition and all

attachments thereto upon Respondent1

 and Respondent's attorney, the Attorney General of the State

of California. The Clerk shall also serve a copy of this Order on Petitioner at his current address. 

2. Respondent shall file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner, within sixty (60)

days of the issuance of this Order, 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 a copy of all portions of the relevant state records that have

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been transcribed previously and that are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the

petition. 

3. 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 (30) days of his receipt of the Answer. Should

Petitioner fail to do so, the petition will be deemed submitted and ready for decision thirty (30)

days after the date Petitioner is served with Respondent's Answer. 

4. Respondent may file 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 (30) days of receipt of the

motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner a reply within fifteen (15)

days of receipt of any opposition.

5. It is Petitioner's responsibility to prosecute this case. Petitioner must keep the Court

and Respondent informed of any change of address and must comply with the Court's orders in a

timely fashion. Petitioner must also serve on Respondent's counsel all communications with the

Court by mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent's counsel. 

6. 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 (10) days prior to the deadline

sought to be extended.

7. Petitioner's motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are DENIED as moot as

he has paid the filing fee in full.

8. The Clerk of the Court is directed to substitute James Davis, Chairman of the Board

of Parole Hearings, as Respondent in place of the Board of Prison Terms.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 5/17/07 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAMAL A. SEFELDEEN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BOARD OF PRISON TERMS et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-01289 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 18, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

Kamal A. Sefeldeen

San Quentin State Prison

#D-65574

CSP-San Quentin

San Quentin, CA 94974

Dated: May 18, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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