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Parties Involved:
Randy Grounds
Respondent
James George Stamos, Jr.
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES GEORGE STAMOS, JR.,

Petitioner,

v.

RANDY GROUNDS,

Respondent.

1:15-cv-01838 DAD MJS HC 

ORDER RESPONDING TO PETITIONER’S 

NOTICE TO THE COURT THAT HE HAS 

YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING FROM RESPONDENT

(Doc. 32.)

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a Petition for Writ of Habeas 

Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Petitioner filed the present petition on October 13, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) On January 

13, 2016, the Court ordered Respondent to file a response to the petition. (ECF No. 19.) 

On March 14, 2016, the Court granted Respondent’s request for an extension of time to 

file a response. On April 15, 2016, Petitioner filed a notice with the Court that he had not 

received a responsive pleading from Respondent. (ECF No. 32.) Petitioner appears to 

have dated and mailed the notice on April 12, 2016. (Id.)

According to the Court’s docket, Respondent filed an answer to the petition on 

April 13, 2016. (Answer, ECF No. 31.) Attached to the answer is a proof of service 

stating that a copy of the answer was mailed to Petitioner on the same date. (Id.) It 

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therefore appears that Petitioner’s notice and Respondent’s answer “crossed paths” in 

the mail, and it is likely that Petitioner should receive a copy of the answer in due course

if it has not already been received. 

Should, for some reason, Petitioner not receive a copy of the answer, he should 

contact Respondent and request an additional copy be sent. Further, if Petitioner is not 

in receipt of the answer, and requires additional time to file a traverse, he may request 

an extension of time to file a traverse from the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 19, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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