California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Corpus, S079656 (Cal. 2012):
burden initially to plead sufficient grounds for relief, and then later to prove them.' " (In re Price (2011) 51 Cal.4th 547, 559.) When a petitioner states "a prima facie case for relief on one or more claims," and this court issues an order to show cause, that order creates a "new cause" that is "limited to that specific claim or claims." (People v. Superior Court (Pearson) (2010) 48 Cal.4th 564, 572.)
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