Evans v. Soto

Filing 25

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT to File an Answer to the Petition No Later Than Sixty (60) Days After Service of This Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 5/14/2015. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 1:12-cv-01652-LJO-BAM-HC

11 STEFAN E. EVANS,
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Petitioner,
v.

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Respondent.

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO FILE
AN ANSWER TO THE PETITION NO LATER
THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER SERVICE
OF THIS ORDER
ORDER PERMITTING PETITIONER TO FILE
A TRAVERSE NO LATER THAN THIRTY
(30) DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THE
ANSWER

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

20 pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28
21 U.S.C. § 2254.

The matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge

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On February 1, 2013, Respondent was directed to file a response

24 to the petition.

Respondent subsequently filed a motion to dismiss

25 the petition, which was denied.
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Accordingly, Respondent is DIRECTED to proceed to respond to

27 the petition in accordance with the Court’s order of February 1,
28 2013, by filing within sixty days an answer addressing the merits of
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1 the petition, which shall include any and all transcripts or other
2 documents necessary for the resolution of the issues presented in
3 the petition.

See Rule 5, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.

Any

4 argument by Respondent that a claim of Petitioner has been
5 procedurally defaulted SHALL BE MADE in the answer, but must also
6 address the merits of the claim asserted.
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Petitioner MAY FILE a traverse no later than THIRTY (30) days

8 after the date of service of Respondent’s answer.

If no traverse is

9 filed, the petition and answer are deemed submitted at the
10 expiration of the thirty (30) days.
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Dated:

/s/ Barbara

May 14, 2015

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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