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Parties Involved:
Joseph G. Cua
Petitioner
W. L. Montgomery
Respondent

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH G. CUA,

Petitioner,

v.

W. L. MONTGOMERY,

Respondent.

Case No. 15-cv-01119-VC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Joseph G. Cua, a state prisoner incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison, has filed a pro se

petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction for 

murder with special circumstances in the San Mateo County Superior Court. Cua has paid the 

$5.00 filing fee. 

It does not appear from the face of the petition that it is clearly without merit. Good cause 

appearing, the Court hereby issues the following orders:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order and the petition and all 

attachments thereto upon Respondent and Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the 

State of California. The Clerk also shall serve a copy of this Order on Cua. 

2. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, Respondent shall file with this 

Court and serve upon Cua an Answer conforming in all respects to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing 

Section 2254 Cases, showing cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued. Respondent 

shall file with the Answer all portions of the state record that have been transcribed previously and 

are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the petition. If Cua wishes to respond to 

the Answer, he shall do so by filing a Traverse with the Court and serving it on Respondent within 

thirty days of his receipt of the Answer. If he does not do so, the petition will be deemed 

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submitted and ready for decision on the date the Traverse is due.

3. No later than sixty days from the date of this Order, Respondent may file with this Court 

and serve upon Cua a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an Answer, as set forth in 

the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. If 

Respondent files such a motion, Cua shall file with the Court and serve on Respondent an 

opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion within thirty days of receipt of the 

motion, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Cua a reply within fourteen days of 

receipt of an opposition.

4. It is Cua’s responsibility to prosecute this case. He must keep the Court informed of 

any change of address by filing a separate paper with the Clerk headed “Notice of Change of 

Address,” and must comply with the Court's orders in a timely fashion. He also must serve on 

Respondent’s counsel all communications with the Court by mailing a true copy of the document 

to Respondent’s counsel. 

5. Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable extensions will be granted. Any 

motion for an extension of time must be filed no later than ten days prior to the deadline sought to 

be extended.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

April 3, 2015

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