Harlan v. Williams et al

Filing 18

ORDER Granting Petitioner's 17 Motion for Extension of Time. Petitioner must dispatch a response to the 15 Order notifying the court how he wishes to proceed in this action by 1/22/2017. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 12/22/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - two copies of Order and one copy of docket sheet mailed to Petitioner at HDSP and ESP - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Will Henry Harlan,

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2:15-cv-00799-JAD-PAL

Petitioner

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v.

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Brian Williams, et al.,

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Order Granting Motion for Extension
of Time
[ECF No. 17]

Respondents

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On September 29, 2016, I ordered pro se § 2254 petitioner Will Henry Harlan to

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notify the court how he wished to proceed with his mixed petition by October 29, 2016. That

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deadline came and went and Harlan did not file a response. He now requests an extension of time to

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file a response, explaining that he had a stroke and was relocated. I find that Harlan has shown good

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cause for his failure to timely respond to the order, and I grant his request for an extension of time.

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The Nevada Department of Corrections online inmate search locator currently reflects that

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Harlan is now incarcerated at the High Desert State Prison rather than the Ely State Prison, his

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address of record. His motion reflects that he has been moved around recently because of his

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medical issues. Harlan is reminded to keep his address updated for this case because failure to

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update his address could result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice under LSR 2-2.

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Harlan is instructed to write his return address and back number in the upper left of the first page of

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every submission that he files.

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Additionally, Harlan must serve copies of his papers on opposing counsel, Ms. Proctor, not

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on the Clerk. That is, he must mail the original to the Clerk, and his certificate of service must show

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that he has also mailed a copy to Ms. Proctor. Filings that do not include this proof of service may

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be rejected.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Harlan’s motion for an extension of time

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[ECF No. 17] is GRANTED. Harlan must dispatch a response to the September 29, 2016, order

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[ECF No. 15] notifying the court how he wishes to proceed in this action by January 22, 2017.
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The Clerk is directed to SEND Harlan an additional copy of this order and a copy of the

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docket sheet to the address for High Desert State Prison in addition to the service copy sent to

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the Ely State Prison address reflected on the docket sheet.

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Dated this 22nd day of December, 2016.
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