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Parties Involved:
Ken Clark
Defendant
Sean Louis Rowell
Petitioner

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 The court notes that petitioner’s amended petition filed September 8, 2009, like his original

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petition, is set forth on a form used by the United States District Court for the Northern District of

California, which transferred this case to this court on March 20, 2009. Since the form used in this

court requests identical information, petitioner’s submission of a Northern District form is a

nonsubstantive error that the court finds immaterial. Cf., Corjasso v. Ayers, 278 F.3d 874, 878 (9th

Cir. 2002) (petitioner’s use of cover sheet from another district court a mere technical error).

However, petitioner should, in the future, use forms specific to the Eastern District.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEAN LOUIS ROWELL, 

Petitioner, No. CIV S-09-776 KJN P

vs.

KEN CLARK, 

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, has filed an amended

petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, conforming to the directive of 1

this court’s order filed August 27, 2009, that petitioner file an amended petition containing only

exhausted claims.

Since petitioner may be entitled to relief if the claimed violations of constitutional

rights are proved, respondents will be directed to file a response to petitioner’s amended habeas

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petition.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Respondents are directed to file a response to petitioner’s amended habeas

petition within sixty days from the date of this order. See Rule 4, Fed. R. Governing § 2254

Cases. An answer shall be accompanied by all transcripts and other documents relevant to the

issues presented in the amended petition. See Rule 5, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases;

2. If the response to the amended petition is an answer, petitioner’s reply, if any,

shall be filed and served within twenty-eight days after service of the answer;

3. If the response to the amended petition is a motion, petitioner’s opposition or

statement of non-opposition to the motion shall be filed and served within twenty-eight days after

service of the motion, and respondents’ reply, if any, shall be filed and served within fourteen

days thereafter; and

4. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order, the consent/

reassignment form contemplated by Appendix A(k) to the Local Rules of this court, and a copy

of the amended petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on Michael

Patrick Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General.

DATED: February 17, 2010

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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