Dixon v. Director Nevada State Prison et al

Filing 8

ORDER that 6 Motion to Extend Time is GRANTED nunc pro tunc. His December 7, 2017, amended petition will be deemed to have been timely filed. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 1/24/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Robert Dixon,

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Petitioner

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Order Granting Motion
to Extend Time

v.

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2:17-cv-01636-JAD-GWF

Warden, Nevada State Prison, et al.,

[ECF No. 6]

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Respondents

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Pro se petitioner and parolee Robert Dixon brings this habeas corpus action to challenge

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his 1989 conviction for trafficking in a controlled substance. I screened his claims and directed

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him to file an amended petition by December 4, 2017.1 Dixon then moved to extend that

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deadline to December 14, 2017, arguing that the person assisting him with his legal work was

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ill.2 Ultimately, he filed his amended petition on December 7, 2017.3

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I find that Dixon has established good cause for the brief extension of time. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Dixon’s motion to extend time [ECF No. 6] is GRANTED

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nunc pro tunc. His December 7, 2017, amended petition will be deemed to have been timely

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filed.

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DATED: January 24, 2018

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ECF No. 4.

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ECF No. 6.

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ECF No. 7.

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