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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

Robert Elmer Barber,

Petitioner, No. Civ. S 04-1844 MCE PAN P

vs. Order

McGregor W. Scott, et al.,

Respondents.

-oOoSeptember 2, 2004, petitioner filed a motion to determine

whether venue for his habeas action lay in this court. December

6, 2004, petitioner submitted a petition for a writ of habeas

corpus and since petitioner did not put any case number in the

caption, the Clerk of the Court opened a new case. December 22,

2004, the court determined venue is proper in this court and gave

petitioner 30 days to submit an application for a writ of habeas

corpus in this case. February 1, 2005, this file was closed

because petitioner did not submit a habeas petition. March 30, 

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2005, a different magistrate determined the December 6 habeas

petition should have been filed in this case and directed the

Clerk of the Court to make that petition part of this file.

Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals 

petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Leave to

proceed in forma pauperis is granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

A judge “entertaining an application for a writ of habeas

corpus shall forthwith 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. 

Petitioner may be entitled to relief.

I therefore vacate the February 1, 2005, order to close this

file, grant petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis and

direct respondent to respond to petitioner’s application within

60 days. See Rule 4, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. An answer

shall be accompanied by any and all transcripts or other

documents relevant to the determination of the issues presented

in the application. See Rule 5, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. 

Petitioner’s reply, if any, shall be filed and served within 30

days of service of an answer. If the response to petitioner’s

application is a motion, petitioner’s opposition or statement of

non-opposition shall be filed and served within 30 days of

service of the motion, and respondent’s reply, if any, shall be

filed within 15 days thereafter. The Clerk of the Court shall

serve a copy of this order together with a copy of petitioner’s

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December 6, 2004, petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney

General for the State of California.

Dated: May 26, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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