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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File Amended Petition; Lifting Stay; Directing

Respondent to Show Cause 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ARTHUR C. MEFFORD,

Petitioner(s),

 v.

ERNEST ROE, WARDEN,

Respondent(s). /

NO. C 00-20328 JW 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

AMENDED PETITION; LIFTING STAY;

DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO SHOW

CAUSE 

(Docket No. 85)

Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time to file an amended petition is granted. The stay

is lifted. Respondent shall file with this Court and serve upon Petitioner, no later than 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 issued. 

Respondent shall file with the Answer 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 Respondent no later than forty-five (45) days of his receipt of the Answer. 

Should Petitioner fail to do so, the petition will be deemed submitted and ready for decision fortyfive (45) days after the date Petitioner is served with Respondent's Answer. 

Respondent may file a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an Answer, as set

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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 to the motion no later than forty-five (45) days of receipt

of the motion, and Respondent shall file with the court and serve on Petitioner a reply no later than

fifteen (15) days of receipt of any opposition.

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 with the Clerk of the Court headed "NOTICE OF

CHANGE OF ADDRESS," and comply with any orders of the Court within the time allowed or ask

for an extension of that time. 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). See Martinez v. Johnson, 104 F.3d

769, 772 (5th Cir. 1997) (Rule 41(b) applicable in habeas cases). 

Petitioner is reminded that all communications with the Court, whether by way of formal

legal motions or informal letters, must be served on Respondent by mailing a true copy of the

document to Respondent's counsel. 

Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable extensions will be granted. However,

the party making a motion for an extension of time is not relieved from his or her duty to comply

with the deadlines set by the Court merely by having made a motion for an extension of time. The

party making the motion must still meet the deadlines set by the Court until an order addressing the

motion for an extension of time is issued. Any motion for an extension of time must be filed no later

than fifteen (15) days prior to the deadline sought to be extended.

Dated: April __, 2006 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Arthur C. Mefford

CSP-Solano II

P.O. Box 4000

Vacaville, CA 95696

Catherine A. Rivlin

Jeffrey M. Bryant

CA State Attorney General’s Office

455 Golden Gate Ave

Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Dated: April __, 2006 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/JW Chambers 

Melissa Peralta

Courtroom Deputy

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