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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBIN R. SANDERSON, 

Petitioner,

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I. D. CLAY, Warden, 

Respondent.

 

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No. C 07-1081 JSW (PR)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

(Docket No. 2)

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of California, currently incarcerated at Folsom

State Prison in Folsom, California, has filed a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254 challenging the constitutional validity of his state conviction. Petitioner has also

filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, which is now GRANTED (docket no. 2). 

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

BACKGROUND

According to the petition, Petitioner was convicted after a jury trial of driving under

the influence with injury, hit and run with injury and a great bodily injury enhancement in

San Mateo County Superior Court and sentenced on October 19, 2005 to a period of 13

years, four months incarceration. Petitioner’s appeal to the California Court of Appeal was

denied in 2006. The Supreme Court of California denied his petition for review in 2006. 

The instant federal habeas petition was filed on February 22, 2007. 

DISCUSSION

I 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

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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. 

II Legal Claims

The petition raises the following ground for relief: 1) the trial court’s failure to

give a unanimity instruction violate’s Petitioner’s due process rights; 2) the trial court’s

denial of Petitioner’s “Romero motion” in violation of his due process rights; 3) the

imposition of a sentence that punishes Petitioner multiple times for the great bodily injury

violates the Double Jeopardy Clause; 4) ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in

failing to present certain issues in the state appellate courts; and 5) ineffective assistance

of trial counsel. Liberally construed, it does not appear from the face of the petition that

Petitioner is not entitled to relief on his claims. Accordingly, Respondent is ordered to

respond to the petition as set forth below.

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 petition, 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 sixty (60)

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 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 it on

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

the Court 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: July 26, 2007

 JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBIN R SANDERSON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

I.D. CLAY et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-01081 JSW 

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 July 26, 2007, 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.

Robin R. Sanderson

V98979

Folsom State Prison

P.O. Box 950

Folsom, CA 95763

Dated: July 26, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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