Cardenas v. Sandie et al

Filing 10

ORDER granting Respondents' ECF No. 6 Motion to Substitute Party, substituting Dwight Neven for Acting Warden; granting Respondents' ECF No. 9 Motion for Extension of Time re ECF No. 4 Petition: Respondents' answer due 8/5/2016. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 6/8/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JOEL CARDENAS,

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Case No. 3:15-cv-00476-MMD-VPC
Petitioner,

ORDER

v.
ACTING WARDEN, et al.,
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 by a Nevada state prisoner.

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Respondents have filed a motion for substitution of a respondent. (ECF No. 6.)

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Respondents request that Dwight Neven be substituted for Acting Warden. Neven is the

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warden of High Desert State Prison. Good cause appearing, the motion to substitute

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Neven as a respondent is granted.

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Respondents have filed a motion for an extension of time in which to file an

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answer to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. (ECF No. 9.) Respondents seek a 60-

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day enlargement of time, up to and including August 5, 2016, to file an answer. Having

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reviewed the motion and good cause appearing, respondents’ motion is granted.

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It is therefore ordered that respondents’ motion to substitute (ECF No. 6) is
granted. Dwight Neven is substituted for Acting Warden.

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It is further ordered that respondents’ motion for an extension of time to file an

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answer to the petition (ECF No. 9) is granted. The answer shall be filed on or before

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August 5, 2016.

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DATED THIS 8th day of June 2016.

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MIRANDA M. DU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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