Castillo-Sanchez v. Neven et al

Filing 23

ORDER granting 20 , 22 Motions to Extend Time; Attorney General of the State of Nevada answer due 8/13/2021; Dwight Neven answer due 8/13/2021. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 6/2/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - HAM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

3 Rafael Castillo-Sanchez,
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Petitioner

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Case No.: 2:18-cv-01598-JAD-NJK
Order Granting Unopposed Motions for
Extension of Time

6 Dwight Neven, et al.,
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[ECF Nos. 20, 22]

Respondents

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Petitioner Rafael Castillo-Sanchez brings this action for habeas corpus relief under 28

10 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge his state-court conviction for murder. 1 Castillo-Sanchez's counseled
11 first amended petition was due April 9, 2021. Castillo-Sanchez moved to extend the time to file
12 the first amended petition because of personal problems. 2 The motion was unopposed. Castillo13 Sanchez has now filed the first amended petition. 3 Good cause appearing, I grant this motion.
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Respondents move to extend the time to respond to the first amended petition, citing the

15 need to index state-court documents and a previously scheduled vacation. 4 The motion is
16 unopposed. Good cause appearing, I grant this motion, too.
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IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Extension of

18 Time [ECF No. 20] is GRANTED.
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ECF No. 4.

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ECF No. 20.

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ECF No. 21.

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ECF No. 22.

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IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that Respondents’ Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of

2 Time [ECF No. 22] is GRANTED. Respondents’ deadline to file a response to the first
3 amended petition is extended to August 13, 2021.
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Dated: June 2, 2021

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U.S. District Judge

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