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Parties Involved:
Hedgpeth
Respondent
Cedric Lynn Struggs
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CEDRIC LYNN STRUGGS, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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HEDGPETH, )

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Respondent. )

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1:09-cv-01368 MJS HC 

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

REGARDING ORDER TO OBTAIN

MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS

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

in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1),

the parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge. Local

Rule 305(b).

On December 2, 2009, Petitioner filed a motion requesting a court order to obtain

mental health records relating to a March 27, 1981 hearing. (Mot. to Obtain Docs., ECF No.

12.) The motion was denied by a reasoned decision of this Court on July 16, 2010. (Order,

ECF No. 18.) Petitioner’s present motion for reconsideration is denied for the same reasons

stated in the Court’s previous order. 

Respondent has not yet filed a formal response to Petitioner’s petition; he has been

directed to do so. (Order to Respond, ECF No. 15.) In the event the response leads to a

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determination that this matter shall be heard on the merits, Petitioner may, for good casue

shown, renew his motion to seek discovery. 

Therefore, at this time Petitioner’s motion for reconsideration is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 24, 2010 /s/Michael J. Seng 

ci4d6 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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