Willis v. Hobbs

Filing 8

ORDER informing Petitioner of his opportunity to reply within 30 days to Respondent's arguments in his 7 Response to Habeas Petition. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 4/2/12. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION

CARL EDWARD WILLIS
ADC #134185
V.

PETITIONER

Case No. 5:12CV00040 BSM-JTK

RAY HOBBS, Director,
Arkansas Department of Correction

RESPONDENT

ORDER
Petitioner is hereby informed of his opportunity to reply within thirty (30) days

to Respondent’s arguments in his Response (DE #7) that the petition should be
dismissed because it is untimely under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1), and Petitioner has not
shown he is entitled to statutory tolling of the limitations period under § 2244(d)(2).
Petitioner may also reply to Respondent’s argument that the petition should be dismissed
as procedurally defaulted as to claims two, three, four, five, six, eight, and nine because
Petitioner failed to raise them on direct appeal to the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
Petitioner may reply to any other argument in the Response.
SO ORDERED this 2nd day of April, 2012.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE