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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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QUIN DENVIR, Bar #49374

Federal Defender

ANN C. McCLINTOCK, Bar #141313

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-5700

Attorneys for Petitioner

THOMAS JOHN SMITHSON

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS JOHN SMITHSON,

Petitioner,

v.

DERRAL ADAMS, Warden, and

JEANNE WOODFORD, Director, California

Department of Corrections,

Respondents.

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NO. CIV S 01-01373 GEB DAD P

PETITIONER’S MOTION TO 

SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL; ORDER

Judge: Hon. Dale A. Drozd

THOMAS JOHN SMITHSON, hereby moves this Court for an order substituting

ALLEN BLOOM, Esquire, 550 West C Street, Suite 1670, San Diego, California, 92101;

telephone (619) 235-0508, facsimile (619) 235-8898, for the Office of the Federal Defender as

petitioner’s counsel in this matter. 

Petitioner has retained Mr. Bloom to represent him in this pending matter. As

demonstrated by the attached Substitution of Attorney form signed by both Mr. Bloom and Mr.

Smithson, Mr. Bloom has agreed to accept this appointment. 

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Mr. Bloom is an experienced criminal defense attorney, with specific experience

in federal habeas corpus cases.

Respectfully submitted,

QUIN DENVIR

Federal Defender

Dated: October 7, 2005 

 /s/ Ann C. McClintock 

ANN C. McCLINTOCK

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorneys for Petitioner

THOMAS JOHN SMITHSON

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Pursuant to this Motion for Substitution of Counsel and for the reasons stated

therein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Allen Bloom shall be substituted in as counsel for

Petitioner in place of the Office of the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California.

DATED: October 20, 2005.

/smit1373.subatty

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