Brooks v. Nebraska Dept. of Corrections et al
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: The clerk of the court is directed to mail copies of this Memorandum and Order and the habeas corpus petition to Respondent and the Nebraska Attorney General by regular first-class mail. By Septe mber 29, 2015, Respondent must file a motion for summary judgment or state court records in support of an answer. The clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: September 29, 2015: deadline for Respondent to file state court records in support of answer or motion for summary judgment. The clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: October 28, 2015: check for Respondent's answer and separate brief. No discovery shall be undertaken without leave of the court. See Rule 6 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copies mailed as directed and to pro se party)(TCL )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
CLINTON BROOKS JR.,
Petitioner,
v.
NEBRASKA DEPT. OF
CORRECTIONS, and SCOTT
FRAKES,
Respondents.
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4:15CV3051
MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER
Petitioner Clinton Brooks, Jr. (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus (Filing No. 1 ) on May 15, 2015. Liberally construed, Petitioner argues that
he is being held in violation of his Eighth Amendment right to bail because the
Nebraska Court of Appeals denied his request for an appeal bond. The court
questions whether such a claim is cognizable in this habeas corpus action given that
the provisions for bail after conviction of a felony are discretionary in Nebraska’s
state courts. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2303. But, out of an abundance of caution, the
court will require the respondent to answer or otherwise respond to the habeas corpus
petition.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1.
The clerk of the court is directed to mail copies of this Memorandum and
Order and the habeas corpus petition to Respondent and the Nebraska Attorney
General by regular first-class mail.
2.
By September 29, 2015, Respondent must file a motion for summary
judgment or state court records in support of an answer. The clerk of the court is
directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following
text: September 29, 2015: deadline for Respondent to file state court records in
support of answer or motion for summary judgment.
3.
If Respondent elects to file a motion for summary judgment, the
following procedures must be followed by Respondent and Petitioner:
A.
The motion for summary judgment must be accompanied by a
separate brief, submitted at the time the motion is filed.
B.
The motion for summary judgment must be supported by any state
court records that are necessary to support the motion. Those
records must be contained in a separate filing entitled:
“Designation of State Court Records in Support of Motion for
Summary Judgment.”
C.
Copies of the motion for summary judgment, the designation,
including state court records, and Respondent’s brief must be
served on Petitioner except that Respondent is only required to
provide Petitioner with a copy of the specific pages of the record
that are cited in Respondent’s brief. In the event that the
designation of state court records is deemed insufficient by
Petitioner, Petitioner may file a motion with the court requesting
additional documents. Such motion must set forth the documents
requested and the reasons the documents are relevant to the
cognizable claims.
D.
No later than 30 days following the filing of the motion for
summary judgment, Petitioner must file and serve a brief in
opposition to the motion for summary judgment. Petitioner may
not submit other documents unless directed to do so by the court.
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E.
No later than 30 days after Petitioner’s brief is filed, Respondent
must file and serve a reply brief. In the event that Respondent
elects not to file a reply brief, he should inform the court by filing
a notice stating that he will not file a reply brief and that the
motion is therefore fully submitted for decision.
F.
If the motion for summary judgment is denied, Respondent must
file an answer, a designation and a brief that complies with terms
of this order. (See the following paragraph.) The documents must
be filed no later than 30 days after the denial of the motion for
summary judgment. Respondent is warned that failure to file
an answer, a designation and a brief in a timely fashion may
result in the imposition of sanctions, including Petitioner’s
release.
4.
If Respondent elects to file an answer, the following procedures must be
followed by Respondent and Petitioner:
A.
By September 29, 2015, Respondent must file all state court
records that are relevant to the cognizable claims. See, e.g., Rule
5(c)-(d) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United
States District Courts. Those records must be contained in a
separate filing entitled: “Designation of State Court Records in
Support of Answer.”
B.
No later than 30 days after the relevant state court records are
filed, Respondent must file an answer. The answer must be
accompanied by a separate brief, submitted at the time the answer
is filed. Both the answer and the brief must address all matters
germane to the case including, but not limited to, the merits of
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Petitioner’s allegations that have survived initial review, and
whether any claim is barred by a failure to exhaust state remedies,
a procedural bar, non-retroactivity, a statute of limitations, or
because the petition is an unauthorized second or successive
petition. See, e.g., Rules 5(b) and 9 of the Rules Governing
Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts.
C.
Copies of the answer, the designation, and Respondent’s brief
must be served on Petitioner at the time they are filed with the
court except that Respondent is only required to provide
Petitioner with a copy of the specific pages of the designated
record that are cited in Respondent’s brief. In the event that the
designation of state court records is deemed insufficient by
Petitioner, Petitioner may file a motion with the court requesting
additional documents. Such motion must set forth the documents
requested and the reasons the documents are relevant to the
cognizable claims.
D.
No later than 30 days after Respondent’s brief is filed, Petitioner
must file and serve a brief in response. Petitioner must not submit
any other documents unless directed to do so by the court.
E.
No later than 30 days after Petitioner’s brief is filed, Respondent
must file and serve a reply brief. In the event that Respondent
elects not to file a reply brief, he should inform the court by filing
a notice stating that he will not file a reply brief and that the
merits of the petition are therefore fully submitted for decision.
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F.
The clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management
deadline in this case using the following text: October 28, 2015:
check for Respondent’s answer and separate brief.
5.
No discovery shall be undertaken without leave of the court. See Rule
6 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts.
DATED this 20th day of August, 2015.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Joseph F. Bataillon
Senior United States District Judge
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