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Parties Involved:
Jeffrey Beard
Respondent
James Sion Sprague
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The instant petition was filed on February 22, 2016. (Doc. 1). On June 30, 2016, the Court 

issued Findings and Recommendations to dismiss the petition as untimely and gave the parties 21 days 

within which to file objections. (Doc. 13). On July 14, 2016, Petitioner filed a notice of change of 

address. (Doc. 14). The next day, Petitioner filed a motion for copies of orders and other documents 

that might have been served before he filed his change of address. (Doc. 16). 

Because it appears that the Findings and Recommendations of June 30, 2016 were sent to 

Petitioner’s old address, the Court will direct the Clerk of the Court to re-serve the documents. 

However, the Court notes that Petitioner has the responsibility to timely and diligently apprise the 

Court of his new mailing address as soon as practicable. Petitioner filed his notice of change of 

address approximately two weeks after the Court served the Findings and Recommendations on June 

30, 2016. Thus, the Court can only conclude that Petitioner was not diligent in filing his change of 

address immediately or he actually received the Findings and Recommendations while still in prison 

JAMES SION SPRAGUE,

 Petitioner,

v.

JEFFREY BEARD, Warden,

Respondents.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00243-DAD-JLT

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION 

FOR RE-SERVICE (Doc. 16)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO RESERVE DOCUMENTS (Doc. 13)

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and somehow lost them. In either event, the Court reminds Petitioner that it will continue to serve 

Petitioner at the last known address on file. In future, his failure to do so will not delay completion of 

his case regardless of whether he claims that he didn’t receive the Court’s orders.

ORDER

For the foregoing reasons, the Court ORDERS:

1. Petitioner motion for re-service of documents (Doc. 16), is GRANTED.

2. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve Petitioner with the June 30, 2016 Findings 

and Recommendations (Doc. 13), at his new address. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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