Holland v. State of Nevada et al

Filing 15

ORDER that 14 Respondents' Motion to Extend Time to File a Response is GRANTED in part. Respondents have until December 2, 2015, to file their response. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 11/13/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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PETER HOLLAND,

Case No. 2:14-cv-349-JAD-NJK

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Petitioner,
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vs.

SECOND ORDER EXTENDING
DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE

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STATE OF NEVADA, et al.,
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[ECF 14]
Respondents.

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This is a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a Nevada state prisoner under 28

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U.S.C. § 2254. On June 19, 2015, the court gave respondents until September 17, 2015, to respond

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to the petition. ECF 11. On respondents’ request, citing a crushing caseload as justification for the

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extension, the court already extended that deadline by 46 days. ECF 12, 13. Respondents now ask

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for an additional 45-day extension based on the same excuse. ECF 14. Although the court is

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sympathetic to the caseload of the Attorney General’s office, a 90-day extension of the original

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deadline simply has not been justified in this case. Accordingly, the court will grant the request in

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part: the deadline will be again extended, but by only 30 days to December 2, 2015. This is the last

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extension of this deadline that will be granted without extraordinary circumstances.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that respondents’ motion for an extension of time to file a

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response [ECF 14] is GRANTED in part. Respondents have until December 2, 2015, to file

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their response.

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Dated this 13th day of November, 2015

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Jennifer Dorsey
United States District Judge