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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 

WILLIAM THOMAS SCHMITZ, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JOE A. LIZZARAGA, Warden, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:14-cv-0659 TLN AC P 

ORDER 

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding with retained counsel, filed an application for a writ 

of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S. § 2254. A hearing on a motion to stay and abey proceedings 

on a mixed petition, pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (1995), was scheduled for 

hearing on May 21, 2014. However, petitioner has notified this court that the California Supreme 

Court denied his petition on April 30, 2014, exhausting his claims. ECF No. 15. Petitioner has 

filed a first amended petition that appears to contain exhausted claims only. ECF No. 16. 

Respondent has now filed an unopposed motion to remove the hearing from the court’s calendar. 

ECF No. 17. The hearing will accordingly be vacated and the pending motions to stay will be 

denied as moot. 

Since petitioner may be entitled to relief if the claimed violation of constitutional rights is 

proved, respondent will be directed to file a response to petitioner’s first amended habeas petition. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED as follows: 

 1. Respondent’s unopposed motion to vacate the May 21, 2014 hearing date from the 

court’s calendar (ECF No. 17) is GRANTED; and 

2. The motions to stay (ECF No. 2 and ECF No. 9) are DENIED as moot; 

3. Respondent is directed to file a response to petitioner’s first amended habeas petition 

within sixty days from the date of this order. See Rule 4, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. An answer shall 

be accompanied by all transcripts and other documents relevant to the issues presented in the 

petition. See Rule 5, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254; 

 4. If the response to the first amended habeas petition is an answer, petitioner’s reply, if 

any, shall be filed and served within thirty days after service of the answer; 

5. If the response to the first amended habeas petition is a motion, it shall be noticed for 

hearing and briefed responsively pursuant to Local Rule 230. 

DATED: May 16, 2014 

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