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Parties Involved:
Harol Lam Jordan
Petitioner
Jimmy Walker
Respondent

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAROL LAM JORDAN,

Petitioner,

 v.

JIMMY WALKER, Warden,

Respondent.

 /

No. C 06-3626 SBA (PR)

ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER TO

FILE AN AMENDED PETITION

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court ordered Respondent to show cause why the petition should

not be granted. Respondent has filed an answer, and Petitioner has filed a traverse.

In an Order dated September 30, 2008, the Court granted Petitioner's motion to stay habeas

proceeding pending exhaustion of a claim relating to DNA testing, especially upon finding that he

had "shown good cause for his failure to exhaust his claim based on the evidence or absence of DNA

testing of that evidence before filing the federal petition, and the claim does not appear patently

meritless." (Sept. 30, 2008 Order at 2 (citing Rhines v. Webber, 544 U.S. 269, 277-78 (2005).) The

Court also stated: 

Nothing further will take place in this action until Petitioner receives a final decision

from the highest state court and, within thirty (30) days of doing so, moves to reopen

the action, lift the Court's stay and amend the stayed petition to add the newlyexhausted claim. 

(Sept. 30, 2008 Order at 3.)

On February 17, 2010, Petitioner informed the Court that his state proceedings had

concluded; however, he did not amend the stayed petition to add the newly-exhausted claim. 

Therefore, Petitioner must file an amended petition in this Court which incorporates the newlyexhausted claim he intends to raise in federal court. The Court will lift the stay on the date that

Petitioner files his amended petition. Petitioner must submit the amended petition on the attached

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blank habeas petition form, clearly label the petition as the "Amended Petition," and write in the

case number for this action on the form. He should also attach to his amended petition a copy of his

petition to the California Supreme Court, if the document is available to him. If Petitioner fails to

file an amended petition within the prescribed period, the Court will dismiss this action

without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

The Clerk of the Court shall send Petitioner a blank § 2254 habeas petition form. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 3/2/10 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JORDAN et al,

Plaintiff,

 v.

WALKER et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV06-03626 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on March 3, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

Harol Lam Jordan

Salinas Valley State Prison

Prisoner Id V-42322

P.O. Box 1050

Soledad, CA 93960

Dated: March 3, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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