Rhodes v. Lee

Filing 49

ORDER: ORDERED THAT Respondent shall have 30 days, or up to and including May 15, 2014, to file under seal with this Court a complete copy of the trial transcript. See Rule 7 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District C ourts. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, once the transcripts are lodged, the Clerk of Court shall provide Rhodes with a copy of those transcripts without cost. See 28 U.S.C. § 2250. (Notice of Compliance Deadline 5/15/2014) Signed by Judge James K. Singleton on 4/15/2014. (ptm) (Copy served on petitioner by regular mail)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
LAWRENCE R. RHODES,
No. 9:12-cv-01747-JKS
Petitioner,
ORDER
vs.
WILLIAM LEE, Superintendent, Green
Haven Correctional Facility,
Respondent.

At Docket No. 15, Respondent informed the Court that it had received on May 10, 2013,
a copy of the transcript of Rhodes’s state court trial. After reviewing the records submitted by
Respondent, this Court has determined that receipt of the trial transcript would aid in
meaningfully reviewing the claims set forth in Rhodes’s petition for writ of habeas corpus.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Respondent shall have 30 days, or up to and
including May 15, 2014, to file under seal with this Court a complete copy of the trial transcript.
See Rule 7 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, once the transcripts are lodged, the Clerk of
Court shall provide Rhodes with a copy of those transcripts without cost. See 28 U.S.C. § 2250.
Dated: April 15, 2014.
/s/ James K. Singleton, Jr.
JAMES K. SINGLETON, JR.
Senior United States District Judge