Sanford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BARRY JOHN SANFORD, Case No. 20-cv-5389 BLF (PR) 11 Petitioner,

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST

FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO FILE v.

A RESPONSE TO COURT’S

INITIAL REVIEW ORDER

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

15 Respondent. (Docket No. 13)

17 On August 4, 2020, Petitioner, a California state prisoner, filed a letter which was construed as an attempt to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 1. Petitioner paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 10. On September 28, 2020, Petitioner filed a letter of explanation describing the course of his actions in challenging his state conviction and filing this action. Dkt. No. 11. The Court reviewed the papers that were filed in initiating this matter, Dkt. No. 1, and found that Petitioner included a federal petition at the end of the packet under Exhibit “H” which was overlooked by the Clerk. Dkt. No. 1 at 29-35. The Court conducted an initial…