Williams v. Baker et al

Filing 20

ORDER granting Respondents' ECF No. 18 Motion for Leave to File Exhibit in Camera and Under Seal; giving Petitioner 60 days to file response to Resopndents' ECF No. 14 Motion to Dismiss. Reply due within 30 days thereafter. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 1/12/2017. (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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MATHEW LEE WILLIAMS,

Case No. 3:16-cv-00505-MMD-VPC
Petitioner,

ORDER

v.

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BRIAN E. WILLIAMS SR., et al.,
Respondents.

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In this habeas corpus action, the respondents filed a motion to dismiss (ECF No.

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14), along with several exhibits in support of their motion to dismiss (ECF Nos. 15, 16,

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17), on January 11, 2017.

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Respondents also filed a motion for leave of court to file a particular exhibit in

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camera and under seal (ECF No. 18). The exhibit that is the subject of this motion is

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respondents’ Exhibit 6, which has in fact been filed under seal at ECF No. 19. The Court

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finds that there is good cause for respondents to file that exhibit under seal, because it

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contains evaluations of the petitioner’s mental health and competency, and because

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respondents represent that its disclosure could raise security concerns in the prison

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context. The Court will grant respondents’ motion to file Exhibit 6 under seal.

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It is therefore ordered that respondents’ Motion for Leave to File Exhibit in Camera

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and Under Seal (ECF No. 18) is granted. Respondents’ Exhibit 6, has been filed under

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seal (ECF No. 19); no further action is necessary in this regard.

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It is further ordered that petitioner will have sixty (60) days from the date of this

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order to file a response to respondents’ motion to dismiss. Thereafter, respondents will

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have thirty (30) days to file a reply.

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DATED THIS 12th day of January 2017.

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MIRANDA M. DU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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