Turner v. Warden

Filing 232

ORDER - To protect the Warden's right to be heard on this Motion without prejudicing Petitioner's opportunity to plead, Petitioner's obligation to file an amendment or supplement to his methodof-execution claims is hereby SUSPENDED until a date to be set by the Court in ruling on the pending Motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R Merz on 9/29/2014. (kpf1)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS
MICHAEL R. TURNER,
:
Petitioner,

Case No. 2:07-cv-595
:

District Judge Timothy S. Black
Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz

-vsSTUART HUDSON, Warden,
:
Respondent.

ORDER
This capital habeas corpus case is before the Court on Petitioner’s Renewed Motion to
Extend the Stay of his Lethal-Injection Claims and to Extend the Time to File his Motion for
Leave to Amend his habeas Petition with Amended Lethal-Injunction Claims (Doc. No. 229).
Turner seeks extension of both dates to April 13, 2015. Respondent opposes the extension
(Response, Doc. No. 230). Petitioner filed a Reply to the Response in Opposition on September
22, 2014 (Reply, Doc. No. 231).
Turner’s current extension expires October 2, 2014. To protect the Warden’s right to be
heard on this Motion without prejudicing Petitioner’s opportunity to plead, Petitioner’s
obligation to file an amendment or supplement to his method-of-execution claims is hereby
SUSPENDED until a date to be set by the Court in ruling on the pending Motion.
September 29, 2014.

s/ Michael R. Merz
United States Magistrate Judge

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