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Parties Involved:
Dave Davey
Respondent
Peter Torres Ramirez
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PETER TORRES RAMIREZ, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

DAVE DAVEY, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-1304-EFB P 

ORDER 

Petitioner, a state prisoner without counsel, has filed a motion for an extension of time 

without filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The filing does not provide any specifics 

regarding petitioner’s state conviction or contain any claims for relief. 

To commence a civil action, a party is required to file a complaint or petition. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 3; Rule 3, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Woodford v. Garceau, 538 U.S. 202, 203 

(2003). Petitioner’s filing constitutes neither and he has thus failed to properly commence this 

action. See Delarm v. McDonald, No. Civ-S-11-0750-CKD P, 2011 WL 6012346, *2 n.6 (E.D. 

Cal. Dec. 1, 2011) (“filing a request for an extension of time to file a § 2254 habeas petition 

before the petition has actually been filed is not proper as there is no § 2254 action until the 

petition has been filed . . . .”). The court requires that all petitions for writs of habeas corpus be 

filed on the proper form, which is provided by this court. L.R. 190(b); see also Rule 2(c)-(d). 

Rules Governing § 2254 Cases. 

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 Petitioner is warned that his filing does not act as a protective petition for purposes of the 

Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996’s one-year statute of limitation. If 

petitioner wishes to proceed with this case, he must file a petition. 

 Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send to petitioner 

the court’s form for application for writ of habeas corpus. Within 30 days of the date of this order, 

petitioner shall file a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Failure to comply with this order may 

result in this case being closed. 

DATED: June 20, 2016. 

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