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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 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JAMES GONZALES,

Petitioner(s),

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WARDEN M.S. EVANS,

Respondent(s).

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NO. C 03-04915 JW PR

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

AMEND TRAVERSE, MOTION TO

INCORPORATE RECORD INTO

TRAVERSE, MOTION TO CORRECT

CAPTION, AND MOTION TO ADD

CLAIM; DENYING MOTION TO

PRODUCE EVIDENCE AND MOTION

FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING;

DEEMING MOOT MOTIONS FOR

RECUSAL

(docket nos. 64, 65, 69, 70, 73, 82, 83, 87)

Petitioner filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

The petition alleges that Petitioner was convicted by a jury in Santa Clara County Superior Court of

two counts of threatening a public official, and was sentenced to fifty-nine years to life in prison. 

After pursuing a direct appeal and habeas relief in state court, Petitioner filed the instant federal

habeas petition on November 4, 2003. Petitioner alleges the following claims for federal habeas

relief: (1) the trial court’s refusal to grant Petitioner a reasonable continuance for trial preparation

and to obtain expert witnesses violated his Sixth Amendment rights to counsel and to trial; (2) the

trial court’s denial of Petitioner’s motion for counsel violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel;

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and (3) Petitioner was deprived of effective assistance of counsel on appeal. The Court issued an

Order to Show Cause on February 4, 2005. Presently before the Court are various motions filed by

Petitioner, each of which is addressed below.

1. Petitioner’s motion to amend his traverse regarding issue number three (docket number

64) is GRANTED. In addition, Petitioner’s motion to submit a second revised traverse (docket

number 73) is GRANTED: The Revised Traverse, which is docketed as number 71, is accepted.

2. Petitioner’s motion for Respondent to produce evidence before new trial (docket number

65) is DENIED. There is no legal basis for using the instant federal habeas proceeding as a means to

collect evidence for a new trial.

3. Petitioner’s motion for an evidentiary hearing (docket number 69) is DENIED. The Court

will advise the parties if it believes an evidentiary hearing is warranted. Petitioner’s motion to

incorporate the trial record (docket number 69 and 70) into Petitioner’s traverse is GRANTED. 

Petitioner’s motion to correct case title to reflect the name of the current Warden at Salinas Valley

State Prison (docket number 69) is GRANTED: in all future filings, the Respondent shall be

identified as M. Evans, Warden.

4. Petitioner’s motions for recusal (docket numbers 82 and 83) are DEEMED MOOT in light

of Petitioner’s request to withdraw the motions (see docket number 87).

5. Petitioner’s motion to amend his traverse to add a constitutional claim that there was

insufficient evidence to support his conviction (docket number 87) is GRANTED based upon

Petitioner’s representation that it is not a new claim. Respondent may file and serve a responsive

brief addressing the new claim, including whether the claim has been exhausted, no later than thirty

days from the date this Order is file-stamped.

Dated: August 11, 2006 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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

James Otero Gonzales D-68831

Salinas Valley State Prison

P.O. Box 1030-A5-242

Soledad, Ca 93960

Gerald A. Engler

Juliet B. Haley

Sharon R. Wooden

Attorney General’s Office

455 Golden Gate Avenue

Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Dated: August 14, 2006 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: 

Albert “J” Younger

Courtroom Deputy

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