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Parties Involved:
Bobby Britton
Petitioner
Katie Mendoza-Powers
Respondent

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United States District Court

Eastern District of California

Bobby Britton,

Petitioner, No. Civ. S 05-0893 MCE PAN P

vs. Order

Katie Mendoza-Powers,

Respondent.

-oOoPetitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel,

seeks a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner

has paid the filing fee.

A judge “entertaining an application for a writ of habeas

corpus shall forthwith award the writ or issue an order directing

the respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted,

unless it appears from the application that the applicant or 

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person detained is not entitled thereto.” 28 U.S.C. § 2243. 

Petitioner may be entitled to relief.

I therefore direct respondent to respond to petitioner’s

application within 60 days from the date of this order. See Rule

4, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. An answer shall be

accompanied by any and all transcripts or other documents

relevant to the determination of the issues presented in the

application. See Rule 5, Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases.

Petitioner’s reply, if any, shall be filed and served within 30

days of service of an answer. If the response to petitioner’s

application is a motion, petitioner’s opposition or statement of

non-opposition shall be filed and served within 30 days of

service of the motion, and respondents’ reply, if any, shall be

filed within 15 days thereafter. The Clerk of the Court shall

serve a copy of this order together with a copy of petitioner’s

April 19, 2005, petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254 on Jo Graves, Attorney General for the State of

California.

Petitioner’s April 19, 2005, application for in forma

pauperis status is disregarded because petitioner paid the filing

fee.

Dated: May 10, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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