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Parties Involved:
Randy Grounds
Respondent
Mark Lugo
Petitioner

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK LUGO,

Petition,

 v.

RANDY GROUNDS,

Respondent. /

No. C 10-01604 JSW

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Petitioner, Mark Lugo, a state prisoner, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years to life

with the possibility of parole and a one-year determinate weapon term. Petitioner is currently

incarcerated state prison in Soledad, California.

LEGAL CLAIMS

Petitioner does not challenge the validity of his underlying conviction or the

resulting sentence. Rather, Petitioner seeks federal habeas corpus relief by raising the claim

that the California Board of Parole Hearings has violated the Due Process Clause of the 14th

Amendment to the United States Constitution by its denial of parole to Petitioner. Liberally

construed, the claim appears potentially colorable under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and merit an answer

from Respondents.

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United States District Court

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CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown:

1. The Clerk shall serve by certified mail a copy of this Order and the petition, and

all attachments thereto upon Respondent and Respondent’s attorney, the

Attorney General of the State of California.

2. Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner, within 60 days of

the date of this Order, an answer conforming in all respects to Rule 5 of the

Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, showing cause why a writ of habeas

corpus should not be issued. Respondent shall file with the answer and serve on

Petitioner a copy of all portions of the administrative record that are relevant to a

determination of the issues presented by the petition.

3. If Petitioner wishes to respond to the answer, he shall do so by filing a traverse

with the Court and serving it on Respondent within 30 days of his receipt of the

answer.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 27, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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