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Parties Involved:
Janetta Lynn Leiva
Petitioner
Jeanne S. Woodford
Respondent

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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

JANETTA LYNN LEIVA,

Petitioner,

v.

JEANNE S. WOODFORD,

Respondent.

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CV F 04-6669 AWI WMW HC

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONDENT TO FILE

RESPONSIVE PLEADING

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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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the Court HEREBY ORDERS: 

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

A. AN ANSWER addressing the merits of the Petition and due within FORTY-FIVE

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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.

S Unless already submitted, both Respondent and Petitioner SHALL COMPLETE and

RETURN to the Court along with the Response, 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).

S The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to SERVE a copy of this order along with a copy

of the PETITION and any exhibits/attachments, on the Attorney General or his

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If, however, the Petition was filed on January 3, 2005, or thereafter, the Clerk of the Court need not serve a copy 2

of the Petition on the Attorney General or his representative. A scanned copy of the Petition is available in the Court’s

electronic case filing system (“CM/ECF”). 

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: September 7, 2006 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

bl0dc4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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