Myers v. Ryan et al

Filing 4

ORDER Petitioner's 3 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is denied as moot. The Clerk of Court must serve a copy of the 1 Petition and this Order on the Respondent and the Attorney General of the State of Arizona by certified mail. Resp ondents must answer the Petition within 40 days of the date of service. Petitioner may file a reply within 30 days from the date of service of the answer. This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Jay R. Irwin further proceedings and a report and recommendation. Signed by Judge Mary H Murguia on 04/05/10. (ESL)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TERMPSREF WO SC IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA George Alan Myers, Petitioner, vs. Charles L. Ryan, et al., Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CV 10-0595-PHX-MHM (JRI) ORDER Petitioner George Alan Myers, who is confined in the Arizona State Prison Complex, South Unit, in Florence, Arizona , has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has paid the $5.00 filing fee. Petitioner has also filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, which will be denied as moot. The Court will require an answer to the Petition. I. Petition Petitioner was convicted pursuant to a plea agreement in Maricopa County Superior Court, case #CR2005-129701, of two counts each of sexual abuse and attempted child molestation, and one count of sexual conduct with a minor and was sentenced to a 20-year term of imprisonment followed by lifetime probation. In his Petition, Petitioner names Charles L. Ryan as Respondent and the Arizona Attorney General as an Additional Respondent. Petitioner raises three grounds for relief. In Ground I, he alleges that Arizona's sentencing scheme as applied to him violated his federal constitutional rights. In Ground II, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TERMPSREF Petitioner alleges violation of his federal due process rights because his sentence is illegal. In Ground III, Petitioner alleges that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment. The Court will require Respondents to answer the Petition. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). II. Warnings A. Address Changes Petitioner must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule 83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Petitioner must not include a motion for other relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this action. B. Copies Petitioner must serve Respondents, or counsel if an appearance has been entered, a copy of every document that he files. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(a). Each filing must include a certificate stating that a copy of the filing was served. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d). Also, Petitioner must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice to Petitioner. C. Possible Dismissal If Petitioner fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order of the Court). IT IS ORDERED: (1) (Doc.# 3.) (2) The Clerk of Court must serve a copy of the Petition (Doc. #1) and this Order Petitioner's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is denied as moot. on the Respondent and the Attorney General of the State of Arizona by certified mail pursuant to Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TERMPSREF (3) Respondents must answer the Petition within 40 days of the date of service. Respondents must not file a dispositive motion in place of an answer but may file an answer limited to relevant affirmative defenses, including but not limited to, statute of limitations, procedural bar, or non-retroactivity. If the answer is limited to affirmative defenses, only those portions of the record relevant to those defenses need be attached to the answer. Failure to set forth an affirmative defense in an answer may be treated as a waiver of the defense. Day v. McDonough, 126 S. Ct. 1675, 1684 (2006). If not limited to affirmative defenses, the answer must fully comply with all of the requirements of Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. (4) answer. (5) This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Jay R. Irwin pursuant to Rules 72.1 Petitioner may file a reply within 30 days from the date of service of the and 72.2 of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for further proceedings and a report and recommendation. DATED this 5th day of April, 2010. -3-

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