Tafoya v. Martinez

Filing 42

ORDER by Chief Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Garza granting 41 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Response is due by 10/22/18. No further extensions will be granted. (atc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
ANDRES JOAQUIN TAFOYA,
Petitioner,
v.

No. CV 17-379 RB/CG

RICK MARTINEZ,
Respondent.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion for Extension of Time to
Respond to Respondent’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, Pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), (Doc. 41), filed October 18, 2018. Petitioner asks for a
two-day extension of time to October 22, 2018, to file a response to Respondent’s
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, (Doc. 40), which was filed October 4, 2018. The
Court previously denied Petitioner’s fifth motion for an extension of time to file a reply to
his Section 2254 Petition, explaining that the Court must ensure that cases move
efficiently, expeditiously, and economically pursuant to the Civil Justice Reform Act of
1990, 28 U.S.C. § 471, et seq. (Doc. 39). The Court is currently preparing a proposed
findings and recommended disposition on Petitioner’s Section 2254 Petition and will not
allow Petitioner to engage in another round of motions for extensions of time that will
further delay this case. Nevertheless, since Petitioner asks for an extension of only two
days, the Court will allow this one extension.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Extension of Time to
Respond to Respondent’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, Pursuant to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), (Doc. 41), is GRANTED, and Petitioner may file a
response to Respondent’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, (Doc. 40), by
Monday, October 22, 2018. No further extensions will be granted.

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THE HONORABLE CARMEN E. GARZA
CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE