McNeal v. Williams et al

Filing 109

ORDER Granting 108 Motion to Extend Time. Attorney General of the State of Nevada and Brian E Williams answer due 6/22/2023. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 5/10/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)

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AARON D. FORD
Attorney General
GERRI LYNN HARDCASTLE (Bar No. 13142)
Deputy Attorney General
State of Nevada
Office of the Attorney General
100 North Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4717
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorney for Respondents

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MARCUS SHARIF MCNEAL

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Case No.: 2:16-CV-01618-JAD-EJY
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED
MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME
TO ANSWSER THE REMAINING CLAIMS
IN MCNEAL’S FIFTH AMENDED
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS (FIRST REQUEST)

Petitioner,

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vs.

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BRIAN E. WILLIAMS, et al.,

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Respondents.

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ECF No. 108
Respondents, Warden Brian E. Williams, et al. (Respondents), by and through counsel, Aaron

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D. Ford, Attorney General of the State of Nevada, and Gerri Lynn Hardcastle, Deputy Attorney

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General, hereby move this Court for an enlargement of time of forty-five days, or up to and including

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Thursday, June 22, 2023, to file and serve their answer to the remaining claims in Petitioner Marcus

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Sharif McNeal’s fifth amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. ECF No. 66.

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This motion is based on the provisions of Rule 6(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure and the attached Declaration of Counsel, as well as all other papers and pleadings on file

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herein.

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This is Respondents’ first request for an enlargement of time to file and serve their answer to

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McNeal’s petition. Respondents make this motion in good faith and not for the purpose of unnecessary

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delay.

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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 8th day of May, 2023.
AARON D. FORD
Attorney General
By:

/s/ Gerri Lynn Hardcastle
GERRI LYNN HARDCASTLE (Bar No. 13142)
Deputy Attorney General

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ORDER
Good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED that the Unopposed Motion to Enlarge Time [ECF No.
108] is GRANTED. Respondents' deadline to answer the remaining claims in Petitioner Marcus
Sharif McNeal’s fifth amended petition for writ of habeas corpus [ECF No. 66] is EXTENDED to
June 22, 2023.
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U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey
May 10, 2023

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