Nelson v. MacDonald

Filing 27

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 9/21/16 DENYING 24 Motion. (Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TRAURE Z. NELSON,

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No. 2:16-cv-0984-KJM-EFB P

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

J. MACDONALD,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. § 2254. He moves “to dismiss” and “to vacate” his sentence on the grounds that

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respondent failed to timely file an answer. ECF No. 24.

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On August 30, 2016, the court extended respondent’s time for filing a responsive pleading

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to September 28, 2016. ECF No. 23 On September 21, 2016, respondent timely filed an answer.

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ECF No. 25.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s motion (ECF No. 24) is denied.
DATED: September 21, 2016.