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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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JOHN BALAZS, Bar #157287

Attorney At Law

916 2nd Street, 2nd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 447-9299

Fax: (916)-557-1118

John@Balazslaw.com

Attorney for Petitioner

ADAM SHELTON, JR.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADAM SHELTON, JR.,

Petitioner,

v.

MIKE KNOWLES, Acting Warden,

Respondent. _______________________________

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No. CIV-S-07-0172 FCD-GGH 

STATUS REPORT AND ORDER

MOTION HEARING:

Date: April 10, 2008

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Hon. Gregory G. Hollows

Petitioner Adam Shelton, Jr., through his counsel John Balazs, and Respondent

Mike Knowles, through his counsel, Deputy Attorney General Catherine Chatman, hereby

submit this joint status report and request that the Court adopt the agreed-upon schedule

set forth below:

On August 10, 2007, petitioner filed an amended petition with this Court with

admittedly-unexhausted claims. On August 13, 2007, petitioner filed a motion to stay

proceedings pending resolution by the California Supreme Court of a habeas petition with

the unexhausted claims, which was filed July 6, 2007. On August 30, 2007, petitioner also

filed a motion for an evidentiary hearing.

On September 27, 2007, respondent filed a response stating that he has no

opposition to petitioner’s motion to stay his federal action and hold it in abeyance until the

California Supreme Court resolves petitioner’s habeas petition, no. S154216. Respondent

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also filed an opposition to petitioner’s motion for an evidentiary hearing.

On October 24, 2007, pursuant to a stipulation of the parties, the Court ordered that

the motions hearing in this case be vacated and that petitioner’s counsel file a status report

including a proposed schedule, after consultation with respondent’s counsel.

Although petitioner’s counsel has not yet received a copy of the actual order,

petitioner’s counsel has received email notification from the California Supreme Court’s

website that Mr. Shelton’s pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus was denied on

December 19, 2007. After conferring on a schedule, counsel for Mr. Shelton and Warden

Knowles now jointly proposes the following schedule in this case.

1. Petitioner will file a Memorandum of Points and Authorities on the Amended

Petition and a reply to Respondent’s opposition to his motion for an evidentiary hearing

by February 8, 2008;

2. Respondent will file an answer or dispositive motion to petitioner’s Amended

Petition by March 14, 2008, and petitioner shall file any reply by March 27, 2008; and

3. A hearing on petitioners’ motion for an evidentiary hearing and any other filed

motion be held on April 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m..

 Respectfully submitted,

Dated: January 23, 2008

 /s/ John Balazs

JOHN BALAZS

Attorney for Petitioner

Adam Shelton, Jr.

Dated: January 23, 2008

/s/ Catherine Chatman

CATHERINE CHATMAN

Deputy Attorney General

Attorney for Respondent

Mike Knowles, Acting Warden

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ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 01/26/08 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

Hon. Gregory G. Hollows

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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