Cartrette v. Commonwealth of PA et al

Filing 22

ORDER directing Clrk of Ct to mail copy of this order & ct's orders 20 & 21 to Adams Co DA's Office forthwith & directing successor cnsl from Adams Co DA's Office to forthwith enter appearance & file status rpt apprising ct of status of PCRA proceedings by 10/30/17. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 10/20/17. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN CARTRETTE,
Petitioner
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, et al.,
Respondents

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-CV-2110
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 20th day of October, 2017, upon consideration of the court’s
order (Doc. 21) directing respondents to file a status report apprising the court of
the status of the petitioner’s ongoing state court litigation under Pennsylvania’s
Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), and it appearing that respondents failed to
comply with the court’s directive,1 it is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

The Clerk of Court shall mail a copy of this order as well as the court’s
orders (Docs. 20, 21) dated May 27, 2015 and February 23, 2017 to the
Adams County District Attorney’s Office forthwith.

2.

Successor counsel from the Adams County District Attorney’s Office
shall forthwith enter an appearance and file a status report apprising
the court of the status of the PCRA proceedings, in all events no later
than Monday, October 30, 2017.
/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania

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It appears that respondent’s counsel was elected to the Court of Common
Pleas of Adams County at approximately the same time as the initial status report
order (Doc. 20) issued in this case. As of today’s date, successor counsel has not
entered an appearance on respondent’s behalf.