Stickler v. Ellis et al
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ORDER to File Pre-Answer Response, by Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on 2/18/15. (morti, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-00075-GPG
JENNIFER M. STICKLER,
Applicant,
v.
KIM ELLIS, Probation Officer, 4th Judicial District-Colorado,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
Respondents.
ORDER TO FILE PRE-ANSWER RESPONSE
Applicant currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Applicant, acting pro
se, initiated this action by filing an Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging her criminal conviction and sentence in state criminal
Case No. 06CR5634.
As part of the preliminary consideration of the Application for a Writ of Habeas
Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in this case, the Court has determined that a
limited Pre-Answer Response is appropriate. Respondent is directed pursuant to Rule
4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts and to
Denson v. Abbott, 554 F.Supp. 2d 1206 (D. Colo. 2008), to file a Pre-Answer Response
addressing the affirmative defenses of timeliness under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) and/or
exhaustion of state court remedies under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A). If Respondent
does not intend to raise either of these affirmative defenses, he must notify the Court of
that decision in the Pre-Answer Response.
In support of the Pre-Answer Response, Respondent should attach as exhibits all
relevant portions of the state court record, including but not limited to copies of all
documents demonstrating whether this action is filed in a timely manner and/or whether
Applicant has exhausted state court remedies.
Applicant may reply to the Pre-Answer Response and provide any information
that might be relevant to the one-year limitation period under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)
and/or the exhaustion of state court remedies. Applicant also should include
information relevant to equitable tolling, specifically as to whether he has pursued his
claims diligently and whether some extraordinary circumstance prevented him from
filing a timely 28 U.S.C. § 2254 action in this Court.
Respondent also is instructed to address in the Pre-Answer Response
whether the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to review this action.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that within twenty-one days from the date of this Order
Respondent shall file a Pre-Answer Response that complies with this Order and
addresses exhaustion, timeliness, and jurisdiction issues. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that within twenty-one days of the filing of the PreAnswer Response Applicant may file a Reply, if he desires. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that if Respondent does not intend to raise either of the
affirmative defenses of timeliness or exhaustion of state court remedies, he must notify
the Court of that decision in the Pre-Answer Response.
Dated: February 18, 2015
BY THE COURT:
s/Gorgon P. Gallagher
United States Magistrate Judge
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