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Parties Involved:
Jason Saunders
Petitioner
James A. Yates
Respondent

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U.S. District Court

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON SAUNDERS, )

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Petitioner, )

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JAMES A. YATES, Warden, )

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Respondent. )

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1:06-CV-00750 AWI LJO HC 

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO DISMISS 

[Doc. #15]

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus on June 15, 2006. On

November 18, 2006, Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition for failure to exhaust state

remedies. On January 19, 2007, Petitioner filed a notice of non-opposition to Respondent’s motion to

dismiss and a motion for voluntary dismissal of the petition without prejudice. Petitioner concedes

he has not completed exhaustion of his state remedies. Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure, "an action may be dismissed by the [Petitioner] without order of court by

filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer . . . ." 

Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the "Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with these rules, may be applied, when

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appropriate, to petitions filed under these rules."

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion to voluntarily dismiss the

petition is GRANTED, and the petition is DISMISSED without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 10, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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