(HC) Donges v. Mule Creek State Prison

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 22, 20242:12-cv-01526California5,565 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAWN CURTIS DONGES, No. 2:12-cv-1526 AC Petitioner, v. ORDER JOE A. LIZARRAGA, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a former California state prisoner1 proceeding through counsel with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Second Amended Petition, filed on January 11, 2019, ECF No. 55, challenges petitioner’s 2009 conviction for residential burglary and receiving stolen property. Respondent has answered, ECF No. 62, and petitioner has filed a traverse, ECF No. 6. The case is before the undersigned pursuant to the consent of the parties. ECF Nos. 3, 14. //// //// //// 26 Petitioner filed a notice of change of address in 2013, ECF No. 30, which suggested that he had been released from custody. The collateral consequences of his convictions prevent the case from being moot. See Chacon v. Wood, 36 F.3d 1459, 1463 (9th Cir. 1994). BACKGROUND …

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