Guzman v. State of Nevada et al

Filing 12

ORDER granting ECF No. 11 Petitioner's Motion for Extension of Time to file an amended petition. Amended Petition due by 4/2/2018. Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 1/2/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MARCO GUZMAN,

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Petitioner,

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vs.

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3:17-cv-00515-HDM-VPC

NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al.,

ORDER
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Respondents.
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In this habeas corpus action, the petitioner, Marco Guzman, who is represented by counsel,

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was due to file an amended habeas petition by January 2, 2018. See Order entered October 2, 2017

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(ECF No. 8) (90 days for amended petition).

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On January 2, 2018, Guzman filed a motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 11),

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requesting a 90-day extension of time, to April 2, 2018, for his amended petition. This would be the

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first extension of this deadline. Petitioner’s counsel states that the extension of time is necessary

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because of his obligations in other cases, and because of the nature of this case. Respondents do not

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oppose the motion for extension of time. The court finds that petitioner’s motion for extension of

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time is made in good faith and not solely for the purpose of delay, and that there is good cause for the

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extension of time requested.

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The court will grant the motion for extension of time. However, in light of the amount of

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time Guzman will have had to file an amended petition (about six months), the Court will not look

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favorably upon any motion to further extend this deadline.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that petitioner’s Motion for Extension of Time (ECF

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No. 11) is GRANTED. Petitioner will have until April 2, 2018, to file an amended petition for writ

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of habeas corpus. In all other respects, the schedule for further proceedings set forth in the order

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entered October 2, 2017 (ECF No. 8) will remain in effect.

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Dated this 2nd day of January, 2018.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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