Turner v. Skolnik et al

Filing 34

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, petitioner shall, within five (5) days of receipt of this order, file with the court and serve on respondents, a brief status report, explaining the current status of petitioner's petition in state court. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 8/24/2010. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KO)

Turner v. Skolnik et al

Doc. 34

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VINCENT EDWARD TURNER, 9 Petitioner, 10 vs. 11 HOWARD SKOLNIK, et al., 12 Respondents. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 24 25 26 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) / 3:09-cv-00219-RCJ-RAM ORDER UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which petitioner, a state prisoner, is represented by counsel. Pending before the court is respondents' motion to dismiss. (Docket #20.) In their motion, respondents assert that petitioner has pending before the state courts a petition for post-conviction relief addressing one of the claims at issue in the present motion to dismiss. Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner shall, within five (5) days of receipt of this order, file with the court and serve on respondents, a brief status report, explaining the current status of petitioner's petition in state court. DATED this 24th day of August, 2010.

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