Hand v. Houk

Filing 126

ORDER TO FILE DIGITIZED RECORD AND EXTENDING DATE FOR FILING MOTION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R Merz on 9/13/2013. (kpf1)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS

GERALD HAND,

:
Case No. 2:07-cv-846

Petitioner,
-vs-

District Judge Sandra A. Beckwith
Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz

MARC HOUK, Warden,

Respondent.

:

ORDER TO FILE DIGITIZED RECORD AND EXTENDING DATE
FOR FILING MOTION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

This capital habeas corpus case is before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion to Alter or
Amend Order Denying Habeas Relief (Doc. No. 121) and will shortly be pending on Petitioner’s
expected motion for certificate of appealability. To facilitate consideration of the case by the
Magistrate Judge, District Judge Beckwith, and the Sixth Circuit, it is hereby ORDERED that the
state court record previously filed herein in paper format be refiled electronically as required by
S.D. Ohio Civ. R. 5.1(c). When the record is filed electronically, the Court’s CM/ECF filing
system will affix a unique PageID number to each page of the record, displayed in the upper
right-hand corner of the page. All papers filed in the case thereafter, by either party, including
the answer and the exhibit index, shall include record references to the PageID number. Prior to
filing the state court record, the Warden’s counsel shall ensure that any borders on parts of the
record (typically, court reporter transcripts) do not obscure the PageID number when the page is
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filed.
The electronic record shall be filed not later than October 1, 2013. To allow Petitioner’s
counsel time to ensure that the motion for certificate of appealability contains PageID record
references, the time for filing that motion is extended to and including the tenth day after the
electronic record is filed.
September 13, 2013.
s/ Michael R. Merz
United States Magistrate Judge

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