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Parties Involved:
Amanpreet Singh Bath
Petitioner
William Muniz
Respondent

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMANPREET SINGH BATH,

Plaintiff,

v.

WILLIAM MUNIZ,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-00508-MEJ 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Petitioner, who is in custody at Salinas Valley State Prison, has filed a petition for a writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Pet., Dkt. No. 1. He names as Defendant the 

Warden of that facility. Petitioner was convicted in this District, and he alleges violations of his 

due process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. 

The petition appears to be timely, and it is verified by Petitioner. 

The Court has reviewed the petition and concludes that it warrants a response. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

(1) The Clerk of Court shall serve a copy of the Petition and this Order upon Respondent and 

the Attorney General of the State of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Rule 4. 

(2) Respondent shall then file and serve an answer in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Rule 

5 and Habeas Corpus Local Rule 2254-6. Respondent shall file with the answer and serve 

on Petitioner a copy of all portions of the underlying state criminal record that were 

previously transcribed and are relevant to the issues presented by the petition.

(3) Petitioner may serve and file a traverse responding to matters raised in the answer in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Rule 5 and Habeas Corpus Local Rule 2254-6.

(4) Respondent may file a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an answer, as set 

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forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 

Cases. If such a motion is filed, Petitioner shall file with the Court and serve on 

Respondent an opposition or statement of non-opposition within 28 days of the date the 

motion is filed, and Respondent shall file with the Court and serve on Petitioner a reply 

within 14 days of the date any opposition is filed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 20, 2018

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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