1 JS -6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 MELVIN TURNER, Case No. 2:96-cv-02844-FLA

12 Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

13 v. [DKT. 372]

14 JEANNE WOODFORD, 15 Respondent. 16

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On March 5, 2024, the parties filed a Stipulation to Dismiss Petitioner’s Second 2 | Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus as Moot (“Stipulation”). Dkt. 372. The 3 | parties state Petitioner Melvin Turner (“Petitioner”) died of natural causes on 4 | February 24, 2024, and stipulate the subject Petition should be dismissed as moot. Jd. 5 | at 2 (citing Griffey v. Lindsay,

(9th Cir. 2003). Having considered the 6 | Stipulation and finding good cause therefor, the court hereby ORDERS: 7 1. All dates and deadlines governing this action are VACATED. 8 2. The court DISMISSES the action as moot. 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. 11 12 | Dated: March 8, 2024 13 FERNANDO'L. AENLLE-ROCHA United States District Judge 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28