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Parties Involved:
Avenal State Prison
Respondent
Salvador Baca Sanchez
Petitioner

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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are “applicable to habeas corpus proceedings to the extent that the practice 1

in such proceedings are not set forth in the statutes of the United States and has heretofore conformed to the practice of civil

actions.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 81(a)(2). Rule 11 also provides “the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to the extent that they are not

inconsistent with these rules, may be applied, when appropriate, to the petitions filed under these rules.” Rule 11, Rules

Governing Section 2254 Cases. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SALVADOR BACA SANCHEZ,

Petitioner,

v.

AVENAL STATE PRISON WARDEN,

Respondent.

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1: 07 CV 00840 AWI WMW HC

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONDENT TO FILE

RESPONSIVE PLEADING

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

SERVE DOCUMENTS 

Petitioner is a prisoner proceeding with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. Section 2254. 

The Court has conducted a preliminary review of the Petition. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule

4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases and Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

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Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases provides that upon the court’s determination that summary 2

dismissal is inappropriate, the “judge shall order the respondent to file an answer or other pleading . . . or to take such other

action as the judge deems appropriate.” Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (emphasis added); see, also, Advisory

Committee Notes to Rule 4 and 5 of Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (stating that a dismissal may obviate the need for

filing an answer on the substantive merits of the petition and that the Attorney General may file a Motion to Dismiss for

failure to exhaust.); also, White v. Lewis, 874 F.2d 599, 60203 (9 Cir.1989) (providing that Motions to Dismiss pursuant th

to Rule 4 are proper in a federal habeas proceeding.)

the Court HEREBY ORDERS: 

1. Respondent SHALL SUBMIT a RESPONSIVE pleading by filing one of the following: 

A. AN ANSWER addressing the merits of the Petition and due within NINETY (90)

days of the date of service of this order. Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254

Cases; Cluchette v. Rushen, 770 F.2d 1469, 1473-1474 (9 Cir. 1985) (court has

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discretion to fix time for filing an Answer.).

S Respondent SHALL INCLUDE with the Answer any and all transcripts or other

documents necessary for the resolution of the issues presented in the Petition.

Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.

S Any argument by Respondent that Petitioner has procedurally defaulted a

claim(s) SHALL BE MADE in an ANSWER that also addresses the merits of

the claims asserted. This is to enable the Court to determine whether Petitioner

meets an exception to procedural default. See, Paradis v. Arave, 130 F.3d 385,

396 (9 Cir. 1997) (Procedurally defaulted claims may be reviewed on the merits th

to serve the ends of justice); Jones v. Delo, 56 F.3d 878 (8 Cir. 1995) (the th

answer to the question that it is more likely than not that no reasonable juror

fairly considering all the evidence, including the new evidence, would have

found Petitioner guilty beyond a reasonable doubt necessarily requires a review

of the merits). 

S Petitioner’s TRAVERSE, if any, is due THIRTY (30) days from the date

Respondent’s Answer is filed with the Court.

B. A MOTION TO DISMISS due within SIXTY(60) days of the date of service of this

order based on the following grounds: 

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(1) EXHAUSTION - 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1). A Motion to Dismiss for Petitioner’s

failure to exhaust state court remedies SHALL INCLUDE copies of all the

Petitioner’s state court filings and dispositive rulings relevant to the examination

of the statute limitations issue as required by Ford v. Hubbard, 330 F.3d 1086

(9 Cir. 2003) and Kelly v. Small, 315 F.3d 1063 (9 Cir. 2003); 

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(2) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS - 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). A Motion to Dismiss

the Petition as filed beyond the one year limitations period SHALL INCLUDE

copies of all Petitioner’s state court filings and dispositive rulings. 

(3) SECOND OR SUCCESSIVE Petitions - 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). A Motion to

Dismiss the Petition on the basis of § 2244(b) SHALL include a copy of the

previously filed federal Petition and disposition thereof.

2. OPPOSITIONS to Motions to Dismiss SHALL be served and filed within EIGHTEEN

(18) days, plus three days for mailing. All other Oppositions SHALL be served and

filed within EIGHT (8) days, plus three days for mailing. REPLIES to Oppositions to

Motions to Dismiss SHALL be served and filed within eight (8) days, plus three days

for mailing. Replies to Oppositions to all other Motions SHALL be served and filed

within eight (8) days, plus three days for mailing. If no opposition is filed, all motions

are deemed submitted at the expiration of the opposition period. 

3. Unless already submitted, both Respondent and Petitioner SHALL COMPLETE and

RETURN to the Court along with the Response or Motion to Dismiss, a Consent form

indicating whether the party consents or declines to consent to the jurisdiction of a the

United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1).

4. RESPONDENT SHALL submit a Notice of Appearance as attorney of record within

SIXTY (60) days of the date of service of this order for purposes of service of court

orders. See, Local Rule 83-182(a), 5-135(c). 

5. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to SERVE a copy of this order along with a PDFform copy of the PETITION and any exhibits/attachments, on the Attorney General or

his representative.

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All motions shall be submitted on the record and briefs filed without oral argument unless

otherwise ordered by the Court. Local Rule 78-230(h). All provisions of Local Rule 11-110 are

applicable to this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 8, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

mmkd34 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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