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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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Order Granting Request for Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal

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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW PIAZZA,

Petitioner,

 vs.

GEORGE A. ORTIZ, Warden, 

Respondent. 

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No. C 01-20326 JF (PR)

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO

FILE A NOTICE OF APPEAL

(Docket No. 61)

On January 30, 2008, the Court denied this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus on

the merits and entered judgment in favor of Respondent. On February 25, 2008, Petitioner

signed and dated his motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal, which was filed

with the Court on February 28, 2008. In his motion, petitioner explains that he did not receive a

copy of the Court’s order denying the instant petition and judgment until February 15, 2008. 

Petitioner also states that he did not have access to the law library for fifteen days thereafter due

to a prison lock-down and requests an extension of time until March 30, 2008, to file a notice of

appeal and a certificate of appealability. (Pet.’s Mot. at 2.) 

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5) allows a motion for an extension of time if

the party requests it within thirty days of the expiration of the time to file the notice and shows

excusable neglect or good cause. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5). The extension must be no later

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than thirty days after the original deadline, or ten days after the entry of the order granting the

motion, whichever is later. See id. The Court concludes that Petitioner has shown good cause

for such an extension. Accordingly, Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time to file a motion

for a certificate of appealability (docket no. 61) is GRANTED. The new filing deadline is March

30, 2008. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 3/14/08 JEREMY FOGEL 

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW PIAZZA,

Petitioner,

 v.

GEORGE O. ORTIZ, Warden, 

Respondent. /

Case Number: CV01-20326 JF 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on , I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the

attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s)

hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into

an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Andrew Piazza K-86475

CTF-Soledad

Corr Training Facility

P.O. Box 689

EW-135-U

Soledad, CA 93960-0689

Dated: 

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

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