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Parties Involved:
Kim Holland
Respondent
Arden Earl Stark
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARDEN EARL STARK,

Petitioner,

v.

KIM HOLLAND,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00651-LJO-SMS HC

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION 

(Doc. 11) 

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

pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 2254. On October 8, 2015, the Court issued an order requiring Respondent 

to file a response within sixty days and allowed Petitioner to file a reply or opposition within thirty 

or twenty-one days of Respondent’s response, depending on whether the response was an answer or 

a motion to dismiss. Doc. 8. Petitioner filed a motion for clarification. Doc. 11. He is unclear as to 

what is required of him at this time, and under what case number he should file.

Petitioner is advised that he is not required to do anything at this time. Respondent Kim 

Holland, represented by the California Attorney General, filed an answer on December 4, 2015. Doc. 

12. Therefore, Petitioner may file a reply to Respondent’s answer on or before January 4, 2016. 

However, Petitioner is not required to file a reply. Petitioner may also file a request for extension of 

time to file a reply, if desired. 

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Anything filed in this case shall bear the case number and caption above. After the time to file a 

reply has passed, the Court will address the merits of the petition. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2015 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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