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Parties Involved:
Claude Finn
Respondent
Adam Salas Ramirez
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADAM SALAS RAMIREZ, No. CIV S-04-0759-MCE-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

CLAUDE FINN, et al.,

Respondents.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Given the complexity of the issues raised in this case, the court appointed the

Federal Public Defender to represent petitioner and directed the parties to submit status reports

within 60 days. The purpose of the status reports was to elicit from the parties their thoughts on

proceeding with this case in light of the pendency of an appeal in Sass v. California Board of

Prison Terms, 376 F. Supp. 2d 975 (E.D. Cal. 2005), in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Because the Ninth Circuit decided Sass on August 31, 2006, there is no longer a need for status

reports. The parties will, therefore, be relieved of the obligation to submit status reports.

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Instead, and because of the recent appointment of counsel to represent petitioner,

the court will provide petitioner, though appointed counsel, the opportunity to file a

supplemental memorandum of points and authorities addressing the merits of the claims raised in

the petition. Respondents will be given an opportunity to file a supplemental answer and

petitioner may file a supplemental traverse. Upon completion of supplemental briefing, or upon

the expiration of the time to file a supplemental memorandum of points and authorities in

support of the petition if none is filed, this case will stand submitted for a decision on the merits. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The parties are relieved of the obligation to file status reports;

2. Within 30 days of the date of this order, petitioner, through appointed

counsel, may file a supplemental memorandum of points and authorities addressing the merits of

the claims raised in this petition;

3. Respondents may file a supplemental answer within 30 days from the

date of service of any supplemental memorandum of points and authorities in support of the

petition; and

4. Petitioner may file a supplemental traverse within 30 days of service of

respondents’ supplemental answer.

DATED: September 5, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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