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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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JOHN BALAZS, Bar #157287

Attorney At Law

916 2nd Street, 2nd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 447-9299

Fax: (916)-557-1118

John@Balazslaw.com

Attorney for Petitioner

ADAM SHELTON, JR.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADAM SHELTON, JR.,

Petitioner,

v.

MIKE KNOWLES, Acting Warden,

Respondent.

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No. CIV-S-07-0172 FCD-GGH 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

Petitioner Adam Shelton, Jr., through his counsel John Balazs, and Respondent

Mike Knowles, through his counsel, Deputy Attorney General Catherine Chatman, hereby

stipulate and request that the Court extend the Court’s prior scheduling order by four

weeks with the new dates as follows: 

 1. Should petitioner elect to proceed on the original petition, petitioner 

must so inform the Court, as well as file any supplemental memorandum of points and

authorities on or before August 3, 2007;

2. Should petitioner elect to proceed upon an amended petition of

exhausted claims only, petitioner must file the amended petition on or before August 3,

2007.

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3. If petitioner proceeds as set forth either under no. 1 or 2 above, 

respondent must file an answer or dispositive motion within 30 days thereafter; petitioner

must file any reply or opposition, as appropriate, within 30 days of service of respondent’s

responsive pleading; if respondent files a motion, respondent will have 15 days after

service of an opposition to file a reply.

4. Should petitioner identify unexhausted claims which petitioner will seek to

exhaust, petitioner shall file an amended petition, on or before August 3, 2007, setting

forth all claims, exhausted and unexhausted, and shall demonstrate good cause for having

failed to exhaust state court remedies as to any claim which petitioner would seek to

exhaust. Petitioner shall move the court to hold the proceedings in abeyance pending

exhaustion of state court remedies as to the unexhausted claims, on or before August 3,

2007; if a stay is ultimately granted, petitioner must immediately pursue state court

exhaustion, that is, within 30 days of the granting of a stay, and, upon said exhaustion in

state court, within 30 days, proceed upon the amended petition in federal court.

5. Should respondent object to any motion for a stay of proceedings by

petitioner to pursue unexhausted claims, respondent must file any opposition to such a

motion within 30 days of service thereof; thereafter, petitioner has 15 days to file any

reply.

6. If petitioner intends to make a motion for leave to conduct discovery under

the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, Rule 6(a), petitioner must do so by no later than

August 3, 2007; if respondent opposes any such motion respondent must do so within 30

days thereafter; petitioner’s reply, if any must be filed within 15 days of any opposition by

respondent.

7. If petitioner chooses to move for an evidentiary hearing on a claim of

ineffective assistance of counsel, as he anticipates, or on any other or additional ground,

petitioner must do so at the earliest appropriate opportunity; should petitioner file a

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motion for an evidentiary hearing, respondent, who anticipates opposing the motion, must

file any oppositions within 30 days of service of the motion, and petitioner must file any

reply within 15 days of service of any opposition.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: July 8, 2007

 /s/ John Balazs 

JOHN BALAZS

Attorney for Petitioner

Adam Shelton, Jr.

Dated: July 8, 2007

/s/ Catherine Chatman 

CATHERINE CHATMAN

Deputy Attorney General

Attorney for Respondent

Mike Knowles, Acting Warden

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 7/10/07 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

Hon. Gregory G. Hollows

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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