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Parties Involved:
California Department of Corrections
Respondent
Gustavo Covian
Petitioner
Jeanne Woodford
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUSTAVO COVIAN,

Petitioner,

 v.

JEANNE WOODFORD, in her capacity of the

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS,

Respondent.

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No. C 05-04851 JSW

ORDER TO PETITIONER TO

SHOW CAUSE AND 

SECOND ORDER REQUIRING

RESPONSE ON APPLICATION

TO HOLD FEDERAL HABEAS

PETITION IN ABEYANCE

PENDING EXHAUSTION OF

POTENTIALLY DISPOSITIVE

CLAIMS IN STATE COURT

On November 28, 2005, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner

concedes that the petition, as currently drafted, is a “mixed” petition containing exhausted and

unexhausted claims, and simultaneously filed an application to hold his federal petition in

abeyance pending exhaustion of potentially dispositive claims in state court. See Rhines v.

Weber, __ U.S. __, 125 S.Ct. 1528, 1535 (2005) (holding that a court has discretion to use “stay

and abeyance” procedure when presented with mixed petitions, subject to demonstration of

good cause for failing to exhaust and potentially meritorious claims, and where federal court

imposes time limitations on seeking state exhaustion and noting that “it would likely be an

abuse of discretion for a district court to deny a stay” where petitioner meets this standard).

On December 7, 2005, this Court issued an Order requiring a response from Respondent. 

That Order directed Petitioner to serve a copy of this Order on Respondent by December 9,

2005, and required a response fourteen days after service of the Order. No proof of service has

been filed and no response has been received by the Defendant. Lacking a proof of service, the

Court assumes Petitioner has not complied with the December 7, 2005 Order. 

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Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS Petitioner to show cause in writing as to

why he failed to comply with the Court’s December 7, 2005 Order. A written response shall be

due on January 19, 2006.

Petitioner is FURTHER ORDERED to serve a copy of this Order and the December 7,

2005 Order on Respondent by January 19, 2006, and file a proof of service with the Court of

those Orders by January 20, 2006.

Respondent’s response to the request to hold the Petition in abeyance shall be due within

fourteen days after service of those Orders, and Petitioner may file a reply within five (5) days

after service of Respondent’s response. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 12, 2006 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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