Williams v. Williams

Filing 18

ORDER granting 17 Motion for Leave to File Reply as to 13 Response to Habeas Petition. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 3/28/2016. (loh)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SAVAIIt4AH DIV.

2016 MAR 28 PM 2: 15

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
CLERI_ S

SAVANNAH DIVISION
JARNARD M. WILLIAMS,

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Petitioner,

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Case No. CV415-292

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WARDEN STANLEY WILLIAMS,

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Respondent.

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ORDER
Unaware of "this Court's unlimited reply brief policy," Linthicum v.

Mendakota Ins. Co., 2015 WL 4567106 at * 4 (S.D. Ga. July 28, 2015),'
Petitioner Jarnard Williams moves for leave to reply to Stanley Williams'
response to his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Doe. 17. Given that policy, the
motion (doe. 17) is GRANTED. Jarnard Williams has 14 days from the
date this Order is served to place his reply in his prison's mall system.

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See also S.D.Ga.L.R. 7.6 (authorizing reply briefs but imposing notice requirements
and time limits); Waddy v. Globus Med., Inc., 2008 WL 3861994 (S.D. Ga. Aug 18,
2008) (the "parties may file as many reply briefs as they like under Local Rule 7.5.")
(citing Podger v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., 212 F.R.D. 609, 609 (S.D. Ga. 2002))
Brown v. Chertoff, 2008 WL 5190638 at * 1 (S.D. Ga. Dec.10, 2008) (reminding that;
"[ojnce the initial round of briefs have been filed, subsequent replies run the risk of
'sudden death.' That is, the Court is free to issue its decision at
any time.").

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SO ORDERED, this$ day of March, 2016.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA