Hickman v. Hobbs

Filing 23

ORDER For Submission of Material and Briefing, as set forth in this Order. The parties shall submit these materials no later than February 21, 2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 12/19/13. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION
TONY A. HICKMAN,
ADC # 090793
Petitioner,
v.
RAY HOBBS, Director,
Arkansas Department of Correction
Respondent.

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Case No. 5:12-CV-00309 SWW-JTK

ORDER FOR SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL AND BRIEFING
The Court orders the parties to submit any materials,1 along with any briefing, that would
assist in determining whether a second Rule 37 petition was filed in July of 2011 and what the
effects of such a filing would be on the statute of limitations. Recommendations regarding what
further actions may be necessary to investigate the matter should also be included.
The Court also requests briefing describing the effect, if any, this would have on whether
Petitioner’s claims are procedurally defaulted. This should include, but is not limited to the
following issues:
1. Assuming a second petition was filed and lost, did Petitioner have any duty to
seek a ruling on that petition?
2. Was he obligated to make an appeal or file a writ of mandamus?
3. Was he required to have notified the circuit court and Arkansas Supreme Court of
this alleged second petition’s existence during the prosecution of his 2012 motion
to correct error, which was treated as an untimely Rule 37 petition?

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For example, an affidavit from Hayden Shurgar explaining the September 1, 2011 Rule 37
response could prove helpful.
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Finally, the Court instructs Petitioner that any such submissions must conform with Local
Rule 5.5(a) because the previous submissions have been difficult to read. They must not be
handwritten.
The parties shall submit these materials no later than February 21, 2014.
SO ORDERED this 19th day of December, 2013.

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United States Magistrate Judge

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