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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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Order to Show Cause

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE GARCIA MEJIA,

Petitioner,

 v.

RALPH M. DIAZ, Warden, 

Respondent.

 

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No. C 13-04692 EJD (PR)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction. After reviewing

the first amended petition, (Docket No. 11, hereafter “FAP”), the Court found three

cognizable claims and found the remaining claims incomprehensible. (Docket No. 21.) 

The Court granted Petitioner leave to file a second amended petition to attempt to state

additional claims. (Id.) Petitioner was advised that failure to file a second amended

petition in the time provided would result in the matter proceeding solely on the three

cognizable claims. (Id. at 4.) The deadline has passed, and Petitioner has not filed a

second amended petition. Accordingly, the matter will proceed on the three claims

identified below. 

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United States District Court

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DISCUSSION

A. Standard of Review

This court may entertain a petition for a 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). 

It 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.” Id. § 2243. 

B. Legal Claims

Petitioner’s FAP states three grounds for relief: (1) he was denied his rights to

due process and equal protection of the law when the trial court failed to advise him

properly and obtain proper waivers (FAP at 11–12); (2) he was denied the right to

confront “the witnesses against him,” in violation of his right to confrontation and his

due process rights (id. at 12); and (3) the evidence does not support the conviction (id.

at 14). Liberally construed, these claim are cognizable under § 2254 and merit an

answer from Respondent. 

 

CONCLUSION 

For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown,

1. The Clerk shall serve by certified mail a copy of this order and the 

first amended petition, (Docket No. 11), and all attachments thereto on Respondent and

Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the State of California. The Clerk also

shall serve a copy of this order on Petitioner. 

2. Respondent shall file with the court and serve on petitioner, within ninety

(90) 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 and serve on Petitioner a

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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 it on Respondent within thirty (30) days of his receipt of the

answer. 

3. 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 (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.

4. Petitioner is reminded that all communications with the court must be

served on Respondent by mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent’s counsel. 

Petitioner must also keep the Court and all parties informed of any change 

of address.

DATED: 

EDWARD J. DAVILA

United States District Judge 

8/3/2015

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE GARCIA MEJIA,

Petitioner,

 v.

RALPH DIAZ, Warden, 

Respondent. /

Case Number: CV13-04692 EJD 

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 , 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.

Jose Garcia Mejia AF-0665

Correctional Training Facility (CTF)

P. O. Box 705

Soledad, CA 93960

Dated: 

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Elizabeth Garcia, Deputy Clerk

8/3/2015 8/3/2015 /s/

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