Harris v. Baker et al

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ORDER FPD appointed as counsel for petitioner, with Melanie Gavisk, Esq., appearing as petitioner's counsel of record. Petitioner shall have 120 days to file amended petition. Parties shall send courtesy copies of all exhibits to Reno Division of this court. Please see attached for additional details and deadlines. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 2/19/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CONOR JAMES HARRIS,
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Petitioner,

Case No. 3:14-cv-00516-RCJ-WGC

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vs.

ORDER

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RENEE BAKER, et al.,
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Respondents.
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Following upon the notice (#8) of appearance by petitioner’s counsel in this habeas matter,
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IT IS ORDERED that the Federal Public Defender's Office is appointed as counsel for
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petitioner pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B), with Melanie Gavisk, Esq., appearing as petitioner’s
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counsel of record.
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IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that petitioner shall have until up to and including one hundred
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twenty (120) days from entry of this order within which to file an amended petition and/or seek other
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appropriate relief. Neither the foregoing deadline nor any extension thereof signifies or will signify any
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implied finding as to the expiration of the federal limitation period and/or of a basis for tolling during
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the time period established. Petitioner at all times remains responsible for calculating the running of
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the federal limitation period and timely asserting claims, without regard to any deadlines established
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or extensions granted herein. That is, by setting a deadline to amend the petition and/or by granting any
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extension thereof, the court makes no finding or representation that the petition, any amendments

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thereto, and/or any claims contained therein are not subject to dismissal as untimely. See Sossa v. Diaz,

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729 F.3d 1225, 1235 (9th Cir. 2013).

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IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that respondents shall file a response to the amended petition,

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including potentially by motion to dismiss, within sixty (60) days of service of the amended petition,

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with any requests for relief by petitioner by motion otherwise being subject to the normal briefing

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schedule under the local rules. Any response filed shall comply with the remaining provisions

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below, which are entered pursuant to Habeas Rule 4.

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IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that any procedural defenses raised by respondents in this case

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shall be raised together in a single consolidated motion to dismiss. In other words, the court does not

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wish to address any procedural defenses raised herein either in seriatum fashion in multiple successive

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motions to dismiss or embedded in the answer. Procedural defenses omitted from such motion to

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dismiss will be subject to potential waiver. Respondents shall not file a response in this case that

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consolidates their procedural defenses, if any, with their response on the merits, except pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 2254(b)(2) as to any unexhausted claims clearly lacking merit. If respondents do seek

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dismissal of unexhausted claims under § 2254(b)(2): (a) they shall do so within the single motion to

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dismiss not in the answer; and (b) they shall specifically direct their argument to the standard for

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dismissal under § 2254(b)(2) set forth in Cassett v. Stewart, 406 F.3d 614, 623-24 (9th Cir. 2005). In

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short, no procedural defenses, including exhaustion, shall be included with the merits in an answer. All

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procedural defenses, including exhaustion, instead must be raised by motion to dismiss.

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IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that, in any answer filed on the merits, respondents shall

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specifically cite to and address the applicable state court written decision and state court record

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materials, if any, regarding each claim within the response as to that claim.

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IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that petitioner shall have thirty (30) days from service of the

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answer, motion to dismiss, or other response to file a reply or opposition, with any other requests for

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relief by respondents by motion otherwise being subject to the normal briefing schedule under the local

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rules.

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IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that any additional state court record exhibits filed herein by

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either petitioner or respondents shall be filed with a separate index of exhibits identifying the exhibits

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by number. The CM/ECF attachments that are filed further shall be identified by the number or

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numbers of the exhibits in the attachment.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties SHALL SEND courtesy (paper) copies of all

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exhibits presented in support of the amended petition and the response to the amended petition to the

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Reno Division of this court. Courtesy copies shall be mailed to the Clerk of Court, 400 S. Virginia St.,

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Reno, NV, 89501, and directed to the attention of “Staff Attorney” on the outside of the mailing address

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label. Additionally, in the future, all parties shall provide courtesy copies of any additional exhibits

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submitted to the court in this case, in the manner described above.

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Dated this 19th day of February, 2015.
Dated this ______ day of February, 2015.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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