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Parties Involved:
Pedro Alvarez
Petitioner
People of California
Respondent
James Robertson
Respondent

Document Text:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PEDRO ALVAREZ,

Petitioner,

v.

PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

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Case No. 19-cv-08383-VC (PR)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 2

Petitioner Pedro Alvarez is a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Pelican Bay State 

Prison. He has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, 

challenging his state convictions. Alvarez’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is 

granted. 

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 Alvarez at his current 

address. 

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

this Court and serve upon Alvarez 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. 

 

11Pursuant to Habeas Rule 2(a) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d)(1), the Clerk is 

directed to substitute Warden James Robertson as Respondent because he is Petitioner's current 

custodian. 

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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 Alvarez

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 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 Alvarez 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, Alvarez 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 Alvarez a reply 

within fourteen days of receipt of an opposition.

4. It is Alvarez’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 three days prior to the deadline 

sought to be extended.

6. This order terminates docket number 2.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 10, 2020

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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