Morris v. Baker et al

Filing 7

ORDER Clerk shall electronically serve 2 Petition upon respondents (served via NEF 10/30/14). Respondents shall have 45 days to respond to petition. Hard copy of state court exhibits shall be forwarded to staff attorneys in Reno. Henceforth, petitioner shall serve upon AG copy of all pleadings submitted to the court. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 10/29/14. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BRENT MORRIS,

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Petitioner,

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vs.

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Case No. 3:14-cv-000372-LRH-WGC

RENEE BAKER, et al.,

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ORDER

Respondents.

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This action is a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254

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by a Nevada state prisoner. Petitioner has paid the filing fee for this action. (ECF No. 1). The

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Court has reviewed the habeas petition, and it shall be served on respondents.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk shall ELECTRONICALLY SERVE the
petition (ECF No. 2) upon the respondents.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondents shall have forty-five (45) days from entry

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of this order within which to answer, or otherwise respond to, the petition. In their answer or other

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response, respondents shall address all claims presented in the petition. Respondents shall raise all

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potential affirmative defenses in the initial responsive pleading, including lack of exhaustion and

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procedural default. Successive motions to dismiss will not be entertained. If an answer is filed,

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respondents shall comply with the requirements of Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Proceedings in

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the United States District Courts under 28 U.S.C. §2254. If an answer is filed, petitioner shall have

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forty-five (45) days from the date of service of the answer to file a reply.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any state court record exhibits filed by respondents shall

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be filed with a separate index of exhibits identifying the exhibits by number or letter. The hard copy

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of all state court record exhibits shall be forwarded, for this case, to the staff attorneys in the Reno

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Division of the Clerk of Court. The hard copy of all exhibits submitted to the Court shall be tabbed

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and shall be bound along the top edge of the pages.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, henceforth, petitioner shall serve upon the Attorney

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General of the State of Nevada a copy of every pleading, motion, or other document he submits for

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consideration by the Court. Petitioner shall include with the original paper submitted for filing a

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certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy of the document was mailed to the Attorney

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General. The Court may disregard any paper that does not include a certificate of service. After

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respondents appear in this action, petitioner shall make such service upon the particular Deputy

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Attorney General assigned to the case.

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DATED this 29th day of October, 2014.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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