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Parties Involved:
Lionel Blanks
Petitioner
State of California
Respondent

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LIONEL BLANKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-05048-VC 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE

Petitioner Lionel Blanks filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254. On January 26, 2015, the Court issued an order for Blanks to show cause, within 

twenty-one (21) days from the date of the order, why his petition should not be dismissed for 

failure to exhaust state remedies. On February 25, 2015, the Court granted Blanks’ motion for a 

thirty day extension of time to respond to the order to show that some or all of his claims are 

exhausted. On March 16, 2015, instead of responding to the order to show cause, Blanks filed a 

request for reversal of the January 9, 2015 order dismissing his petition for failure to pay the filing 

fee or a completed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application. See Dkt No. 13. This request is moot 

because, on January 26, 2015, after Blanks filed a completed application to proceed IFP, the Court 

vacated its dismissal order and reopened the case. See Dkt. No. 10. 

The deadline for Blanks to show cause that some or all of his claims are exhausted has 

passed and he has not done so. Therefore, this action is dismissed without prejudice to Blanks 

refiling it when he can show that some or all of his claims have been exhausted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

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VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

April 2, 2015

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