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Parties Involved:
M.E. Spearman
Respondent
Alfred Durell Stone
Petitioner

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALFRED DURELL STONE,

Petitioner,

v.

M.E. SPEARMAN,

Respondent.

Case No. 19-cv-06762-WHO (PR) 

ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY 

CLOSING ACTION

This federal habeas action was opened in error and will be administratively closed. 

Though the petition was sent to this Court’s address, it was clearly meant to be filed in the 

state appellate court: the state’s habeas form was used; the caption reads “First Appellate 

District”; the envelope’s addressee is “First Appellate District”; and he appends a copy of a 

2019 state superior court denial of his state habeas petition, which indicates he means to 

contest in state appellate court the validity of a lower state court decision. 

The Clerk shall cross-out the United States court number and mail a copy of the 

petition to the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal. 

If petitioner wishes to file a federal habeas petition, he must use this Court’s habeas 

petition form and make it clear he wishes to proceed in federal court. Petitioner is warned 

that a federal habeas court cannot adjudicate his claims until after they have been 

exhausted. Exhaustion is accomplished by presenting the highest state court available with 

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a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of each and every claim petitioner wishes to raise in 

federal court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b), (c); Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509, 515-16 (1982).

The Clerk shall ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE this action and terminate all 

pending motions. No filing fee is due. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 6, 2019

_________________________

WILLIAM H. ORRICK

United States District Judge

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