Kleckner v. Mills

Filing 7

ORDER, Andrew Mills answer due 2/16/2018.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy Percy on 12/8/17. (cr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
ABERDEEN DIVISION

JEFFREY KLECKNER

PETITIONER

V.

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 1:17CV208-SA-RP

ANDREW MILLS

RESPONDENT
ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition in the above-entitled action, it is ORDERED:
1. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis [3] is GRANTED.
2. No later than February 16, 2018, the respondent, through the Attorney General of the
State of Mississippi, must file a response to this petition, along with full transcripts of all
proceedings in the state courts of Mississippi arising from the conviction and sentence against
the petitioner in the Circuit Court Union County, Mississippi, for sexual battery and lustful
touching, if said transcripts are relevant to the response.
3. Within fourteen days of service upon him of a copy of the respondent’s response, the
petitioner may file his reply to the allegations contained in the response.
4. The Clerk of Court will serve by email (Return Receipt, High Importance) a copy of
the petition, this order, acknowledgment of service of process form, and any other initial filings,
upon Jim Hood, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, or his lawful successor, to
Assistant Attorneys General Jerrolyn Owens and Kelly McLeod. The respondent must
electronically file the completed acknowledgment of service of process form upon receipt.
The petitioner is warned that failure to keep the court informed of his current address
could also lead to dismissal of his lawsuit.
THIS, the 8th day of December, 2017.
/s/ Roy Percy
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE