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Parties Involved:
Jose Enrique Hernandez
Petitioner
M.E. Spearman
Respondent

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

M.E. SPEARMAN,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-00681-DMR 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 3

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254. This action has been assigned to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with written consent of all parties, a magistrate judge may 

conduct all proceedings in a case, including entry of judgment. Appeal will be directly to the 

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(3).

On March 4, 20016, Petitioner consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction in this matter. 

Dkt. 5. 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

It does not appear from the face of the petition that it is without merit. Good cause 

appearing, the court hereby issues the following orders:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a Magistrate Judge jurisdiction consent form, a 

copy of this Order, as well as the petition and all attachments thereto upon Respondent and 

Respondent’s attorney, the Attorney General of the State of California. 

2. Within twenty-eight (28) days of the issuance of this Order, Respondent shall 

complete and file the Magistrate Judge jurisdiction consent form to indicate whether he consents 

or declines to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge. Respondent is free to withhold 

consent without adverse consequences. If Respondent consents to a Magistrate Judge’s 

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jurisdiction, this case will be handled by the undersigned Magistrate Judge. If Respondent 

declines, the case will be reassigned to a District Judge. Whether Respondent consents or declines

to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge, the parties shall abide by the briefing schedule 

below. 

3. Respondent shall file with this court and serve upon Petitioner, within sixty (60) 

days of the issuance 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 a copy of all portions of the relevant state records that have 

been transcribed previously and that are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the 

petition. 

4. 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 twenty-eight (28) days of his receipt of the 

Answer. Should Petitioner fail to do so, the petition will be deemed submitted and ready for 

decision twenty-eight (28) days after the date Petitioner is served with Respondent’s Answer. 

5. Respondent may file with this court and serve upon Petitioner, within sixty (60) 

days of the issuance of this Order, a motion to dismiss on procedural grounds in lieu of an 

Answer, as set forth in the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 

2254 Cases. If Respondent files a motion to dismiss, Petitioner shall file with the court and serve 

on Respondent an opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion within twenty-eight 

(28) days of receipt of the motion, and Respondent shall file with the court and serve on Petitioner 

a reply within fourteen (14) days of receipt of any opposition.

6. It is Petitioner’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Petitioner must keep the 

court and Respondent informed of any change of address and must comply with the court’s orders 

in a timely fashion. Petitioner must also serve on Respondent’s counsel all communications with 

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the court by mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent’s counsel. 

7. Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable extensions will be granted. 

Any motion for an extension of time must be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the 

deadline sought to be extended.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 11, 2016

______________________________________

Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

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