Singer v. Board of Prison Terms et al
Defendant: D. K. Sisto
Petitioner: Dana L Singer
Respondent: Board of Prison Terms
Case Number: 2:2008cv00048
Filed: January 8, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Sacramento
Presiding Judge: Ronald S.W. Lew
Presiding Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller
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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February 28, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER signed by Senior Judge James K. Singleton on 2/28/11 ORDERING that the Motion to Amend Judgment or deny petition as moot at Docket No. 24 is granted. It is further ordered that the judgment entered at Docket No. 23 is vacated and that petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied. The Court declines to issue a Certificate of Appealability. Any further request for a Certificate of Appealability must be addressed to the Court of Appeals. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.(Matson, R)
December 1, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER signed by Senior Judge James K. Singleton on 12/1/2010 ORDERING the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28:2254 is GRANTED; the denial of parole is VACATED and this matter is REMANDED to the CA Board of Parole Hea rings for further proceedings consistent with the decisions of the CA Supreme Court in IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, if the Board of Parole Hearings has not held a hearing within 120 days of the date of entry of this Order, the Secretary, CDCR, must re lease Singer to parole status. IT IS FURTHER PROVIDED THAT nothing in this Order is intended to, nor may it be construed as, restricting or otherwise inhibiting, directly or indirectly, the authority of the Secretary, CDCR, to set restrictions or conditions on the grant of parole to the extent otherwise provided by the laws of the State of CA. The Clerk of the Court is to enter final judgment accordingly. CASE CLOSED. (Reader, L)
July 7, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER signed by Senior Judge James K. Singleton on 7/6/2010 ORDERING On or before 8/6/2010, each party must separately serve and file a brief, notexceeding 15 pages in length, setting forth the party's position on the impact of Hayward on this c ase, in particular that "[t]he prisoner's aggravated offense does not establish current dangerousness 'nless the record also establishes that something in the prisoner's pre- or post incarceration history, or his or her current de meanor and mental state' supports the inference of dangerousness." Respondent must specifically identify those characteristics, other than the underlying commitment offense, that support a finding that release of the Petitioner to parole st atus poses a current threat to public safety, and point to the specific evidence in the record that supports that determination. Not later than 21 days after briefs in paragraph 1 are served and filed, each party may serve and file a reply brief, not to exceed 10 pages in length, addressing those matters addressed in the other party's opening brief. The reply brief may not simply reiterate or restate arguments or issues covered in the party's opening brief.(Matson, R)
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