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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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Court for which this motion might have been intended.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOYD HALL,

Petitioner,

v.

ANTHONY KANE,

Respondent.

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No. C 05-2737 MMC (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

This case was opened when petitioner filed a document titled “Motion for Request of

Judicial Notice,” in which petitioner requests that the Court take judicial notice of other cases

being litigated in the federal courts.1 

Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution restricts adjudication in federal

courts to "Cases" and "Controversies." See Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans

United for Separation of Church and State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464, 471 (1982). In the absence of

an actual petition for a writ of habeas corpus or other civil complaint, there is no case or

controversy for this Court to adjudicate. See Green v. United States, 260 F.3d 78, 82 (2d Cir.

2001) (§ 2255 motion). Moreover, the Court cannot discern from the filing whether

petitioner can meet even the most basic requirements for proceeding with a habeas petition in

federal court and, in particular, in the Northern District, such as proper jurisdiction and venue. 

Accordingly, the above-entitled action is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice to
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petitioner’s filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus or a complaint for other relief.

This order terminates all pending motions. 

The Clerk shall close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 17, 2005 

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MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge