Bridges v. Baca et al

Filing 5

ORDER Clerk shall separately file petition. Clerk shall add AG as counsel for respondents and electronically serve upon respondents copy of petition and this order (served via NEF 5/15/15). Respondents shall have 45 days to answer or otherwise respond to petition. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 5/15/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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RANDY MAURICE BRIDGES,

Case No. 3:15-cv-00121-MMD-VPC
Petitioner,

ORDER

v.

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ISIDRO BACA, et al.,
Respondents.

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This case is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254,

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by Randy Maurice Bridges, a Nevada prisoner. Bridges has now paid the filing fee for

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this action. See Order entered March 4, 2015 (dkt. no. 3); Receipt for Payment of Filing

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Fee (dkt. no. 4).

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The Court has reviewed Bridges’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

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Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts.

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The Court will direct the Clerk of the Court to serve the petition upon the respondents,

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and will require a response.

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It is therefore ordered that the Clerk of the Court shall separately file the petition

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for writ of habeas corpus, which is currently attached to the in forma pauperis

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application at dkt. no. 1.

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It is further ordered that the Clerk of the Court shall add Adam Paul Laxalt,
Attorney General of the State of Nevada, as counsel for respondents.

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It is further ordered that the Clerk of the Court shall electronically serve upon

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respondents a copy of the petition for writ of habeas corpus and a copy of this order.

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It is further ordered that respondents shall have forty-five (45) days from the date

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on which the petition is served upon them to appear in this action, and to answer or

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otherwise respond to the petition. Respondents shall, in their initial responsive pleading,

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whether it is a motion or an answer, raise all potential procedural defenses, including

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lack of exhaustion and procedural default.

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DATED THIS 15th day of May 2015.

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MIRANDA M. DU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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