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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES E. McCARTNEY,

Petitioner,

 vs.

ORNOSKI, Warden,

Respondents. /

No. C 06-5198 PJH (PR)

ORDER DENYING REQUEST

TO CONSIDER SUBSEQUENT

BOARD DECISIONS

This is a habeas case filed pro se by a state prisoner. Petitioner has written a letter

to the court asking that “two [subsequent parole board] decisions be made a part of my

current case. . . ” to avoid “burdening the lower courts,” because “no new issues are being

raised,” and because they allegedly bolster his “some evidence” claim. Copies of the

decisions are attached. The more recent will not even be final until May 22, 2008. 

The clerk shall file the letter and attachments for purposes of making a record. 

It is unclear what petitioner means by asking that the attachments be “made a part of

my current case.” It is clear from the timing and his comment about not burdening the

“lower” courts that he has not exhausted any claims that might arise from these decisions,

however, so treating the letter as a motion for leave to amend would be futile. And

because the decisions were made after the one at issue in this case, they have no

evidentiary value in this case. The attachments therefore will not be considered in this

case. To the extent the letter might constitute a motion to do so, it is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 30 2008. 

 PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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