Woodard v. State of Tennessee

Filing 19

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Respondents motion for extension of time to file response/reply [Doc. 15] is GRANTED nunc pro tunc as of the day on which it was filed. Petitioner's motion [Doc. 18] is GRANTED to the extent that Petiti oner shall have thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order to file a typed version of his amended petition for writ of habeas corpus.Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 7/24/2017. (AML, ) Copy of M/O mailed to Dennis Woodard.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT WINCHESTER
DENNIS WOODARD,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Respondent.

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No.: 4:16-CV-102-HSM-CHS

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This is a pro se prisoner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
2254. Now before the Court is Respondent’s motion for extension of time to file response/reply
[Doc. 15] and Petitioner’s motion to file a typed version of the amended § 2254 petition [Doc. 18].
The Court will address each of these motions in turn.
First, in light of the lack of opposition thereto and good cause shown therein, Respondent’s
motion for extension of time to file response/reply [Doc. 15] is GRANTED nunc pro tunc as of
the day on which it was filed.
Also before the Court is Petitioner’s motion to file a typed version of his amended petition
for writ of habeas corpus1 [Doc. 18]. This motion [Doc. 18] is GRANTED to the extent that
Petitioner shall have thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order to file a typed version of
his amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner is further NOTIFIED that Rule 8 of the

As Petitioner’s original petition for writ of habeas corpus [Doc. 1] was typed, the Court
assumes that Plaintiff requests to file a typed version of his amended petition for writ of habeas
corpus [Doc. 11], which is ninety-three pages and includes handwritten arguments mixed in with
documents.
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires only a “short and plain statement of the claim showing
that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2).
Further, Respondent is ORDERED to file a response to Petitioner’s typed version of the §
2254 petition, assuming Petitioner files one, within thirty (30) days in which that typed version is
filed to ensure that Respondent has fully responded to each of the arguments therein.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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