Lawton v. Muniz
Petitioner: Charles Lawton
Respondent: William Muniz
Case Number: 1:2017cv00737
Filed: May 30, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Fresno Office
County: Kern
Presiding Judge: Michael J. Seng
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None

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December 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER ADOPTING 40 Findings and Recommendations and DISMISSING Petition signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 12/14/2020. CASE CLOSED.(Lundstrom, T)
July 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS recommending that the Court should deny the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 9 ; ORDER DENYING Petitioner's Motion for an Evidentiary Hearing; referred to Judge Drozd, signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 7/30/2020. Objections to F&R due: 30-Day Deadline (Martin-Gill, S) Modified on 7/31/2020 (Martin-Gill, S).
April 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER Granting Respondent's 34 Request to File Documents under Seal signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 04/28/2020. (Flores, E)
April 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why the Court Should Not Dismiss Petition for Failure to Prosecute signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 4/12/2019: 30-Day Deadline. (Hellings, J)
January 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER REOPENING CASE and ORDER Amending Instructions Concerning Lifting of Stay signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 1/2/2018. CASE STAYED. (Jessen, A)
December 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting 12 Motion to Stay; granting 15 Motion to vacate order requiring response to amended petition. Clerk of Court directed to administratively close this case pending further court order signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 12/29/2017. CASE CLOSED. (Lundstrom, T)
August 4, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER GRANTING 10 Motion to Vacate; ORDER REQUIRING Respondent to File Response; ORDER SETTING Briefing Schedule signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 8/3/2017. (Sant Agata, S)
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Respondent: William Muniz
Represented By: Clara Morgan Levers
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