Melendez v. Neven

Filing 73

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that 72 respondents' motion for enlargement of time is GRANTED. Respondents have until 7/9/2020, to answer to the remaining claims of Petitioner Manuel Melendez's Second Amended Petition. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 5/29/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)

Case 2:15-cv-02076-JAD-VCF Document 73 Filed 05/29/20 Page 1 of 1

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MANUEL MELENDEZ,

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Case No. 2:15-cv-02076-JAD-VCF
Petitioner,

v.

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Order Granting Enlargement of Time

DWIGHT NEVEN, et al.,

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[ECF No. 72]
Respondents.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondents’ motion for

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enlargement of time [ECF No. 72] is GRANTED. Respondents have until July 9, 2020, to answer

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to the remaining claims of Petitioner Manuel Melendez’s Second Amended Petition.1

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Melendez initiated this habeas action over four and a half years ago in October 2015.2

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Given the age of this case,3 counsel for both parties are directed to prioritize the briefing in this

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case over later-filed matters. Further extensions of time are not likely to be granted absent

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compelling circumstances and a strong showing of good cause why a response could not be

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filed within the extended time allowed despite the exercise of due diligence.

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Dated: May 29, 2020

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U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey

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ECF No. 51.

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ECF No. 1.

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Habeas actions are civil actions under federal practice and are subject to the reporting requirements of the
Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (“CJRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 471 et seq. The CJRA sets a three-year goal for
resolution of each civil case on the merits, id. § 476(a)(3), and encourages “setting, at the earliest practicable
time, deadlines for filing motions and a time framework for their disposition,” id. § 473(a).

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