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Parties Involved:
C. Evans
Respondent
Anthony Taylor
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY TAYLOR,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-05-0860 DFL GGH P

vs.

C. EVANS, Warden, 

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, proceeding with appointed counsel, is pursuing an application under 28

U.S.C. § 2254. By Order, filed on March 19, 2007, the November 7, 2006, Findings and

Recommendations of the undersigned were adopted, wherein respondent’s motion to dismiss,

construed as a motion to strike the unexhausted ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim

from the first amended petition, was granted and the parties were directed to proceed on the

remaining claims. Also on March 19, 2007, petitioner proceeded to file a second amended

petition, purportedly “as of right,” on the ground that no responsive pleading has yet been filed. 

Second Amended Petition (SAC), p. 4. 

Rule 11 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Section 2254 Cases states: “[t]he Federal

Rules of Civil Procedures, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with any statutory

provisions or these rules, may be applied to a proceeding under these rules.” Under Rule 15(a) of

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the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “[a] party may amend once as a matter of course at any

time before a responsive pleading is served....” [emphasis added]. Respondent is granted ten (10)

days to file any opposition to the filing of the second amended petition without an accompanying 

motion for leave to amend. Should respondent elect not to oppose the filing of the second

amended petition, respondent must file an answer within 60 days, after which petitioner has 30

days to file any reply (traverse). The court will not look with favor upon requests for extensions

of time. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 3/30/07 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009

tayl0860.ord

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