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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTONIO V. VILLASENOR,

Petitioner, No. 2:09-cv-2324 KJM EFB P

vs.

MICHAEL MARTEL,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254. On February 8, 2012, respondent moved to dismiss the petition on that

ground that four of petitioner’s nine claims were unexhausted. Dckt. No. 23. On April 12, 2012,

petitioner requested the court stay this proceeding so he could return to state court to exhaust the

four unexhausted claims. Dckt. No. 28 at 5. On May 4, 2012, petitioner filed a document

entitled “Notice of Filing State Petition and Clarification of Prior Pleading.” Dckt. No. 29. In

this document, petitioner explains that he has filed a habeas petition in the California Supreme

Court to exhaust his unexhausted claims. Id. at 1.

A review of the California Courts’ website shows that on May 7, 2012, petitioner filed a

habeas petition in the California Supreme Court, which was denied on November 20, 2012. If

this state petition contained all of petitioner’s unexhausted claims, all the claims in his federal

petition are now exhausted. 

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties show cause, in writing, on or before

February 11, 2013, why respondent’s motion to dismiss, Dckt. No. 23, and petitioner’s motion

for a stay, Dckt. No. 28, should not be denied as moot. 

DATED: January 29, 2013.

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