Green v. Rednour et al

Filing 6

WRITTEN Opinion; Petitioners motion to file his petition in forma pauperis # 3 is denied as unnecessary because he has paid the statutory filing fee. Respondent is ordered to answer the petition or otherwise plead within twenty-one days of the date of this order. Petitioners motion for appointment of counsel # 4 is denied as premature. [For further details see minute order.] Mailed notice (ph, )

Order Form (01/2005)

United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Name of Assigned Judge or Magistrate Judge

Rebecca R. Pallmeyer 10 C 6088

Sitting Judge if Other than Assigned Judge

CASE NUMBER CASE TITLE
DOCKET ENTRY TEXT:

DATE

September 28, 2010

U.S. ex rel. Lynn Green (#K-64621) v. Dave Rednour

Petitioner's motion to file his petition in forma pauperis [#3] is denied as unnecessary because he has paid the statutory filing fee. Respondent is ordered to answer the petition or otherwise plead within twenty-one days of the date of this order. Petitioner's motion for appointment of counsel [#4] is denied as premature.

O [For further details see text below.]

Docketing to mail notices.

STATEMENT Lynn Green, a state prisoner, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2001 conviction in Cook County for first degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm, alleging his sentence is excessive, ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. As Petitioner has paid the statutory filing fee, his motion to file his petition in forma pauperis is denied as unnecessary. Petitioner indicates that he has exhausted state court remedies with respect to the claims raised in his federal habeas petition; furthermore, he appears to have filed his petition in a timely manner. Accordingly, Respondent is ordered to answer the petition or otherwise plead within twenty-one days of the date this order is entered on the Clerk's docket. This preliminary order to respond does not, of course, preclude the State from making whatever waiver, exhaustion or timeliness arguments it may wish to present. Petitioner is instructed to file all future papers concerning this action with the Clerk of Court in care of the Prisoner Correspondent. Petitioner must provide the Court with the original plus a judge's copy (including a complete copy of any exhibits) of every document filed. In addition, Petitioner must send an exact copy of any Court filing to the Chief, Criminal Appeals Division, Attorney General's Office, 100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Every document filed by Petitioner must include a certificate of service stating to whom exact copies were sent and the date of mailing. Any paper that is sent directly to the judge or that otherwise fails to comply with these instructions may be disregarded by the court or returned to Petitioner. (CONTINUED)
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STATEMENT (continued) Petitioner's motion for appointment of counsel is denied at this time as premature. Counsel must be appointed in a habeas corpus proceeding only if an evidentiary hearing is needed or if interests of justice so require. See Rule 8(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Whether the interests of justice require appointment of counsel in this case cannot be determined until after the Court has had an opportunity to review and consider Respondent's answer to the petition.

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