Aragon v. Bowen et al

Filing 19

ORDER granting in part 18 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response by Chief Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Garza. Show Cause Response due by 5/28/2020. (ag)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO

MARCOS ARAGON,
Petitioner,
v.

CV No. 18-190 KWR/CG

FNU BOWEN, et al,
Respondents.

ORDER EXTENDING SHOW-CAUSE DEADLINE
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Marcos Aragon’s Motion for Extension of
Time, (Doc. 18). In his Motion, Mr. Aragon seeks a 90-day extension of the deadline to
file a show-cause response regarding the timeliness of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition.
The current show-cause deadline is April 19, 2020. Mr. Aragon represents he has
limited access to the law library and needs time to obtain copies of his state court
docket sheet. The Court finds good cause to grant an extension, but 90 days is
excessive. The Court will therefore grant the Motion, in part, and extend the response
deadline to May 28, 2020 (i.e., 70 days from entry of the Order to Show Cause).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Motion for Extension of Time, (Doc. 18),
is GRANTED IN PART, and the deadline to respond to the March 19, 2020 Order to
Show Cause is extended through May 28, 2020.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

THE HONORABLE CARMEN E. GARZA
CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE