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Parties Involved:
State of California
Respondent
Robert N. Washington
Petitioner

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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28 1 In his amended petition, Petitioner states that he filed an "appeal" in the "Ninth Circuit

Court," but that he "didn't receive answer on it." (Am. Pet. at 4.) Nowhere in his amended petition

does Petitioner state that he filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals an application for

authorization to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT N. WASHINGTON,

Petitioner,

 v.

CALIFORNIA STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Respondent. /

No. C 09-04355 SBA (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner, a state prisoner, filed this pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

On March 29, 2010, Petitioner filed an amended petition.

Petitioner has filed a previous petition for a writ of habeas corpus with this Court,

challenging the same conviction and sentence. See Case No. C 02-2146 MJJ (PR). The Court

denied the first petition on the merits.

DISCUSSION

The Court finds the amended petition is a second or successive petition attacking the same

conviction and sentence as Petitioner's prior federal habeas petition. A second or successive petition

containing new claims may not be filed in the district court unless Petitioner first obtains from the

United States Court of Appeals an order authorizing the district court to consider the petition. 28

U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). Petitioner has not done so.1

 Accordingly, the amended petition is

DISMISSED without prejudice to filing a new habeas action if Petitioner obtains the necessary

order.

CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, the amended petition is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 2244(b). The Court has rendered its final decision on this matter; therefore, this Order

TERMINATES Petitioner's case.

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The Clerk of the Court shall terminate all pending motions and close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:5/17/10 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT N. WASHINGTON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CALIFORNIA STATE OF et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV09-04355 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court,

Northern District of California.

That on May 25, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said copy(ies)

in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in

the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's

office.

Robert N. Washington P72776

La Palma Correctional Center - Arizona

L.P.C.C.

5501 N. LaPalma Road

Eloy, AZ 85131

Dated: May 25, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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