CORNELIUS v. WARDEN, FORT DIX FCI
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER to Answer within 30 days of the entry of this Order. Signed by Judge Robert B. Kugler on 8/19/2015. (TH, )
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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CHARLES CORNELIUS,
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Civ. No. 15-6201 (RBK)
Petitioner,
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v.
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
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WARDEN, FORT DIX FCI,
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Respondent.
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Petitioner is a federal prisoner currently incarcerated at F.C.I. Fort Dix in Fort Dix, New
Jersey. He is proceeding through counsel with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2241.
In accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, applicable to §
2241 cases through Rule 1(b) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, this Court has
screened the petition for dismissal and determined that dismissal without an answer and the
record is not warranted.
Accordingly, IT IS this 19th day of August, 2015,
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve a copy of the petition (Dkt. No. 1 & 2.) and this
Order upon respondent by regular mail, with all costs of service advanced by the United States;
and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall forward a copy of the petition (Dkt. No. 1 & 2.) and this
Order to the Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office, at the following email
address: USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov; and it is further
ORDERED that within thirty (30) days of the date of the entry of this Order, respondent
shall file and serve an answer which responds to the allegations and grounds in the petition and
which includes all affirmative defenses respondent seeks to invoke; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall file and serve with the answer certified copies of all
documents necessary to resolve petitioner’s claim(s) and affirmative defenses; and it is further
ORDERED that within thirty (30) days of receipt of the answer, petitioner may file a
reply to the answer; and it is further
ORDERED that within seven (7) days of petitioner’s release, be it parole or otherwise,
respondent shall electronically file a written notice of the same with the Clerk.
s/Robert B. Kugler
ROBERT B. KUGLER
United States District Judge
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