Free Order to Show Cause - District Court of California - California

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 v. SCHELIA A. CLARK, Warden, Respondent. / DIANNE ARAGON, Petitioner, No. C 07-02925 CW (PR) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Petitioner, a federal prisoner, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner has paid the $5.00 filing fee. A district court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the execution of a federal sentence only on the ground that the sentence is being executed "in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States." 28 U.S.C.

§ 2241(c)(3); United States v. Giddings, 740 F.2d 770, 772 (9th Cir. 1984). The court should "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 person detained is not entitled thereto." 28 U.S.C. § 2243. Summary

dismissal is appropriate only where the allegations in the petition are vague or conclusory, palpably incredible, or patently frivolous

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or false.

Hendricks v. Vasquez, 908 F.2d 490, 491 (9th Cir. 1990)

(quoting Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 75-76 (1977)). 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 copy of this Order

and the petition and all attachments thereto upon Respondent and Respondent's attorney, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. The Clerk shall send a copy of the

petition to the Attorney General of the United States in Washington, D.C. on Petitioner. 2. Respondent shall file with this Court and serve upon The Clerk shall also serve a copy of this Order

Petitioner, within sixty (60) days of the issuance of this Order, an Answer showing cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued. The respondent shall file with the answer a copy of all

documents that are relevant to a determination of the issues presented by the petition. 3. If Petitioner wishes to respond to the Answer, Petitioner

shall do so by filing a Traverse with the Court and serving it on Respondent within thirty (30) days of receiving the Answer. Should

Petitioner fail to do so, the petition will be deemed submitted and ready for decision thirty (30) days after the date Petitioner is served with Respondent's Answer. 4. 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

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timely fashion.

Petitioner must also serve on Respondent's counsel

all communications with the Court by mailing a true copy of the document to Respondent's counsel. 5. Extensions of time are not favored, though reasonable Any motion for an extension of time

extensions will be granted.

must be filed no later than ten (10) days prior to the deadline sought to be extended. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

7/13/07 CLAUDIA WILKEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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1 2 3 DIANNE ARAGON, 4 Plaintiff, 5 v. 6

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case Number: CV07-02925 CW CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE SCHELIA A. CLARK et al,

7 Defendant. 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 Dianne Aragon #27331-051 FPC-Dublin 5675 8th St. Camp Park Dublin, CA 94568 U.S. Attorney Northern District of California 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Dated: July 13, 2007 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk By: Sheilah Cahill, Deputy Clerk /

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. That on July 13, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.