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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JACOB CHARLES STEELE,

Petitioner,

v.

KIM HOLLAND,

Respondent.

Case No. 15-cv-01084-BLF 

ORDER VACATING PRIOR ORDER 

RE: ANSWER TO PETITION AND 

ISSUING ORDER RE RESPONSE TO 

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 

CORPUS

Petitioner, a state prisoner represented by counsel, filed a petition for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on March 9, 2015, challenging his state conviction. See ECF 

1. On March 24, the Court ordered Respondent to answer the petition for habeas corpus. See ECF 

10. In that order, the Court did not expressly direct the Clerk to serve the petition on Respondent 

and Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the State of California. On June 18, 2015, 

Petitioner filed a status report informing the Court that an answer had not been filed. See ECF No. 

11. On July 14, 2015, pursuant to a Court order, the Petitioner served the Attorney General of the 

State of California with a copy of the petition. See ECF 13, 14. To clear any confusion, the Court 

vacates its previous March 24 order and issues this order which will supersede all prior orders. 

Pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the Court hereby orders a response 

to the instant petition:

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 and the applicable Habeas Corpus Local Rules. Respondent shall 

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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 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. Petitioner is reminded that all communications with the court must be served on 

Respondent by mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent’s counsel. Petitioner must also 

keep the Court and all parties informed of any change of address.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 17, 2015

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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