KEVIN JAMES LISLE v. E.K. MCDANIEL

Filing 196

ORDER Granting 195 MOTION to Partially Waive Local Rules IA 10-3(e), 7-3(b), 7- 3(c). Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 10/17/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DL)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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KEVIN JAMES LISLE,

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Petitioner,

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vs.

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2:03-cv-01005-JCM-CWH

RENEE BAKER, et al.,

ORDER
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Respondents.
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In this capital habeas corpus action, the petitioner, Kevin James Lisle, is due to file a third

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amended petition for writ of habeas corpus, or notice that he will not file one, by October 21, 2016.

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See Order entered August 23, 2016 (ECF No. 194).

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On October 13, 2016, Lisle filed a motion to waive certain local rules for purposes of all

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further proceedings in this case (ECF No. 195). Lisle requests a waiver, for purposes of this action,

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of Local Rules IA 10-3(e) (cover sheets for exhibits must include descriptors of exhibits), 7-3(b)

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(page limits), and 7-3(c) (motions for leave to exceed page limits). The court finds that there is good

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cause for waiver of those rules for purposes of this capital habeas corpus action.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that petitioner’s Motion to Partially Waive Local Rules

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IA 10-3(e), 7-3(b), 7-3(c) (ECF No. 195) is GRANTED. Local Rules IA 10-3(e) (descriptors of

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exhibits on cover sheets), 7-3(b) (page limits), and 7-3(c) (motions for leave to exceed page limits)

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are waived in this action, for all parties.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), the

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clerk of the court shall substitute Timothy Filson for Renee Baker, on the docket for this case, as the

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respondent warden, and shall update the caption of the action to reflect this change.

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Dated this _____17, 2016.
October day of October, 2016.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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