Perez v. Williams

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ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that respondents shall have forty-five (45) days from the date of entry of this order to answer or otherwise respond to 12 the amended petition. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 16 petitioner's motion for leave to file exhibits under seal is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 18 petitioner's motion to partially waive Local Rule IA 10-3(e) is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 9/22/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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RUBEN P. PEREZ,

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Petitioner,

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vs.

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Case No. 2:16-cv-00830-RFB-GWF

BRIAN WILLIAMS, SR., et al.,

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ORDER

Respondents.

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The court has reviewed the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 12).
Respondents will need to respond to it.
Petitioner has filed a motion for leave to file exhibits under seal (ECF No. 16) and a motion to
partially waive Local Rule IA 10-3(e) (ECF No. 18). The court grants these motions.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that respondents shall have forty-five (45) days from the date

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of entry of this order to answer or otherwise respond to the amended petition (ECF No. 12).

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Respondents shall raise all potential affirmative defenses in the initial responsive pleading, including

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lack of exhaustion and procedural default. Successive motions to dismiss will not be entertained. If

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respondents file and serve an answer, then they shall comply with Rule 5 of the Rules Governing

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Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, and then petitioner shall have forty-five (45)

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days from the date on which the answer is served to file a reply. If respondents file a motion, then the

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briefing schedule of Local Rule LR 7-2 shall apply.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for leave to file exhibits under seal (ECF
No. 16) is GRANTED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner’s motion to partially waive Local Rule IA 10-3(e)
(ECF No. 18) is GRANTED.
DATED: September 22, 2017

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RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
United States District Judge

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