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Parties Involved:
Curtis M. John-Charles
Petitioner
State of California
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CURTIS M. JOHN-CHARLES,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-05-0175 MCE GGH P

vs.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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On June 30, 2005, the court ordered petitioner to file further briefing within thirty

days addressing why he failed to exhaust all of his claims in state court before filing this action. 

As noted in that order, in Rhines v. Weber, ___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 1528 (2005) the Supreme

Court recently held that a habeas petition may only be stayed if the petitioner can show good

cause for his failure to exhaust his claims in state court, 

On July 8, 2005, petitioner filed a response to the June 30, 2005, order. Petitioner

states that he wants this action administratively stayed. Petitioner does not address why he did

not exhaust all of his claims in state court before filing this action. Unless petitioner shows good

cause for his failure to exhaust all of his claims, the court cannot stay this action and this action

will have to proceed on the exhausted claims only. The court will grant petitioner one final

opportunity to address this issue.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within twenty days of the date of

this order, petitioner shall file further briefing addressing why he failed to exhaust all of his

claims in state court before filing this action.

DATED: 8/5/05

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

 GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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