Torrez-Mejia v. Howell et al

Filing 25

ORDER Granting 24 Motion to Extend Time Re: 20 Motion to Dismiss. Responses due by 6/3/2019. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 5/3/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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Rene L. Valladares
Federal Public Defender
Nevada State Bar No. 11479
*Kimberly Sandberg
Assistant Federal Public Defender
New York State Bar No. 5152863
411 E. Bonneville Ave., Ste. 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone]
[e-mail]
*Attorney for Petitioner Victor Torres-Mejia

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U NITED S TATES D ISTRICT C OURT
D ISTRICT OF N EVADA

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Victor Torres-Mejia,
Petitioner,

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v.
Jerry Howell, et al.,
Respondents.

Case No. 2:18-cv-00681-RFB-VCF
Unopposed motion for extension of
time to file opposition to motion to
dismiss.
(First request)

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Petitioner Victor Torres-Mejia moves this Court for the entry of an order

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extending the time within which to file an opposition to motion to dismiss by 32 days

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from May 2, 2019 to and including June 3, 2019. The state, by Senior Deputy

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Attorney General Heather D. Procter does not object to this request.

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This is Torres-Mejia’s first request for an extension of time. This motion is not

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filed for the purposes of delay but in the interests of justice, as well as in the interests

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of Torres-Mejia.

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Counsel had an evidentiary hearing set in state court in the Eighth Judicial

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District Court on May 7, 2019. The hearing was continued today (May 2nd), but only

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after extensive preparation was done by counsel, as the hearing involves several

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expert witnesses. In addition, counsel will be filing five petitions for writ of habeas

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corpus by May 13, 2019.

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For these reasons, counsel respectfully asks this Court to grant Torres-Mejia’s

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request to extend the time for filing an opposition to motion to dismiss by 30 days

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until June 3, 2019.

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DATED this 3rd day of May, 2019.

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Dated May 2, 2019.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Rene L. Valladares
Federal Public Defender

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/s/Kimberly Sandberg
KIMBERLY SANDBERG
Assistant Federal Public Defender

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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______________________________
United States District Judge

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Dated: ________________________

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C E R TI FI C A T E

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I hereby certify that on May 2, 2019, I electronically filed the foregoing with

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the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court, District of Nevada by

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using the CM/ECF system.

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Participants in the case who are registered CM/ECF users will be served by
the CM/ECF system and include: Heather D. Procter.

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I further certify that some of the participants in the case are not registered

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CM/ECF users. I have mailed the foregoing by First-Class Mail, postage pre-paid, or

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have dispatched it to a third party commercial carrier for delivery within three

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calendar days, to the following non-CM/ECF participants:
Victor Torres-Mejia
No. 1129538
Southern Desert Correctional Center
PO Box 208
Indian Springs, NV 89070

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/s/ Jessica Pillsbury
An Employee of the
Federal Public Defender

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