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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARNOLD TREVINO, )

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Petitioner, )

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KATHY MENDOZA-POWERS, Warden, )

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Respondent. )

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1:03-CV-6738 OWW SMS HC

ORDER STRIKING OBJECTIONS

[Doc. #30]

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The federal petition was filed on December 3, 2003.

On October 3, 2005, the Court issued a Findings and Recommendation that recommended the

petition be denied with prejudice

On December 19, 2005, Marc E. Grossman, Esq., submitted a document entitled “Objections

to Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendations.” On October 24, 2005, Respondent filed a

reply to Mr. Grossman’s filing, requesting that the document be disregarded.

Mr. Grossman characterizes his filing as an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief filed

on behalf of Petitioner. Neither the Court’s Local Rules nor the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases

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provide for amicus submissions. Amicus briefs are customary in appeals, however, they are only

permitted with leave of court or the consent of the parties. See Fed. R. App. P. § 29(a). As noted by

Respondent, Mr. Grossman is not a party to this action, he does not represent Petitioner, and he does

not have leave of court or the consent of both parties. Mr. Grossman’s brief is therefore unauthorized

and must be stricken. The Court is aware that Mr. Grossman has filed similar briefs in several other

cases in the Eastern District; he is directed to cease these unauthorized filings. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Objections filed by Marc E. Grossman are

STRICKEN from the record. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this order on

Marc E. Grossman.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 31, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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