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Parties Involved:
Walter Shane Langston
Petitioner
Gary Swarthout
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WALTER SHANE LANGSTON,

Petitioner,

v.

GARY SWARTHOUT,

Respondent.

No. 2:12-cv-1633 CKD P

ORDER

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

corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent filed an answer to the operative petition on 

September 25, 2015. Petitioner’s traverse is due November 20, 2015. 

On October 30, petitioner filed a motion asking that this matter be dismissed because, 

according to petitioner, he has not been provided with sufficient access to the law library to 

research points made by respondent in his answer. On November 13, petitioner again filed a 

“motion to dismiss . . .” This time he indicates he cannot proceed because of harassment and the 

“stress of frustration is to[o] unbearable to manage my legal efforts.” 

Petitioner fails to point to sufficient facts warranting intervention from the court with 

respect to his access to the law library or his vague allegations of harassment. In any case, he has 

not requested intervention. While it is within petitioner’s prerogative to proceed with this action 

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or not, the court will give petitioner 21 days within which to consider the alternatives listed 

below. 

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s request that this 

matter be dismissed will be honored unless, within 21 days, petitioner:

1. Files a traverse;

2. Seeks an extension of time within which to file a traverse; or

3. Requests that the court render a decision as to petitioner’s habeas petition with no 

traverse. 

Dated: November 20, 2015

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lang1633.mtd

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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