SCHMURA v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS

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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TO ANSWER. Signed by Judge Robert B. Kugler on 12/8/16. (js)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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PAUL JOSEPH SCHMURA,
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Petitioner,
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Civ. No. 16-8686 (RBK)
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v.
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UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS,
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
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Respondent.
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_________________________________________ :
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. This Court is particularly interested in respondent’s response to Claim
III, whereby petitioner alleges that his equal protection rights were violated when inmates with a
history of violent crimes and/or disciplinary issues were granted transfers to a camp while he was
not, and whether petitioner has alleged sufficient facts to support such a habeas claim.
Therefore, IT IS this 8th day of December, 2016,
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve a copy of the petition (Dkt. No. 1) 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) and this Order
to the Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office, at the following email address:
[e-mail]; and it is further

ORDERED that within forty-five (45) 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 claims and affirmative defenses; and it is further
ORDERED that within forty-five (45) 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; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve this Order on petitioner by regular U.S. mail.

s/Robert B. Kugler
ROBERT B. KUGLER
United States District Judge

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