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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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Order Granting Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis; Order to Show Cause

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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRY LOUIS JONES,

Petitioner,

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DARRELL ADAMS, Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 06-7236 JF (PR)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS; ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE

(Docket No. 6)

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

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The

Court will grant Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (docket no. 6) and 

order Respondent to show cause why the petition should not be granted. 

STATEMENT

Petitioner entered a plea in Contra Costa County Superior Court. Petitioner was

sentenced to six years and eight months in state prison. Petitioner appealed his

conviction. The state appellate court affirmed the judgment in 2005. The state supreme

court denied a petition for review in 2006. The instant federal habeas petition was filed

on November 22, 2006. 

**E-filed 2/9/07**

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DISCUSSION

A. Standard of Review

A district court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a

person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is

in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28

U.S.C. § 2254(a); Rose v. Hodges, 423 U.S. 19, 21 (1975). 

A district court shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to

show cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears from the application that

the applicant or person detained is not entitled thereto.” 28 U.S.C. § 2243. 

B. Petitioner’s Claims

Petitioner alleges the following claims for federal habeas relief: (1) he was denied

his statutory right to withdraw his plea; (2) his federal constitutional right to a jury trial on

the alleged restraining order violation was denied; (3) his federal constitutional right to a

verdict based upon facts found beyond a reasonable doubt on the restraining order

violation was denied; (4) his federal constitutional right to a voluntary and intelligent plea

was denied; and (5) his federal constitutional right to a jury trial on the sentencing fact

arising from the violation of the restraining order was denied. Liberally construed,

Petitioner’s claims are sufficient to require a response. The Court orders Respondent to

show cause why the petition should not be granted.

CONCLUSION 

1. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (docket no. 6) is 

GRANTED. 

2. The Clerk shall serve by mail a copy of this order and the petition and all 

attachments thereto upon Respondent and Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of

the State of California. The Clerk shall also serve a copy of this order on the Petitioner. 

3. Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner, within sixty

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

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not be granted. Respondent shall file with the answer and serve on Petitioner a copy of

all portions of the state trial record that have been transcribed previously and that are

relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the petition. 

If Petitioner wishes to respond to the answer, he shall do so by filing a traverse

with the Court and serving a copy on Respondent within thirty days of his receipt of the

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

within thirty days of receipt of the motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and

serve on Petitioner a reply within fifteen days of receipt of any opposition.

5. It is Petitioner’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Petitioner must keep 

the Court and all parties informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper

captioned “Notice of Change of Address.” He must comply with the Court’s orders in a

timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to

prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

2/9/07

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A copy of this order was mailed to the following:

Terry Louis Jones

V-70790

CSP -Corcoran

P.O. Box 3456

Corcoran, CA 93212

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