Bass v. Cate

Filing 35

ORDER signed by Judge Jeffrey T. Miller on 1/12/09. The court denies Petitioner's motion to alter or amend the order granting Respondents a 30 day extension of time. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service).(tkl)

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 ROBERT CURTIS BASS, vs. MATTHEW CATE, et al., Respondents. On December 12, 2008 Respondents filed a motion for extension of time to file a response to Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254. Counsel for Respondent, Anthony Da Silva, declared that he had been recently assigned to the case and that he required additional time to file an adequate response to the Petition. (Docket No. 23). For good cause shown, Magistrate Judge Peter C. Lewis granted the 30 day request ex parte within "73 minutes after the Deputy Attorney General filed its initial application." (Motion at p.4:5-6). On December 19, 2008 the court denied Petitioner's Objection to the order granting an enlargement of time. By means of the present motion Petitioner seeks to have the court invalidate the order granting an enlargement of time, to enter default judgment against Respondents, and to grant him the relief requested in his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In general, a motion for reconsideration under Rule 60 is appropriate where (1) the district court is presented with newly discovered evidence, (2) the district court committed clear error or made an initial decision that was manifestly unjust, or (3) there is an intervening change in controlling law. -108cv0274

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CASE NO. 08cv0274 JM(PCL) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SET ASIDE OR VACATE ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME

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School Dist. No. 1J v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993) (citations omitted), cert. denied, 114 S. Ct. 2742 (1994). Here, Petitioner fails to identify any newly discovered evidence, manifest injustice, or an intervening change in controlling law. Courts routinely grant enlargements of time upon a showing of good cause like that demonstrated by Respondents. See Wong v. Regents of University of California, 410 F.3d 1052 (9th Cir. 2005) (court has inherent authority to control its own docket). Consequently, the court denies Petitioner's motion to alter or amend the order granting Respondents a 30 day extension of time. In sum, the motion is denied. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: January 12, 2009 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller United States District Judge
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