Velasquez-Marquez v. Sinclair

Filing 21

ORDER striking petitioner's construed 20 Motion for Extension of Time. A copy of this Order has been mailed to petitioner today. Signed by Hon. Mary Alice Theiler.(GB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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09 ISRAEL VELASQUEZ-MARQUEZ,
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Petitioner,
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STEVEN SINCLAIR,
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Respondent.
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CASE NO. C13-1093-JCC-MAT

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME

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Petitioner proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this habeas matter pursuant to 28

16 U.S.C. § 2254. Now before the Court is petitioner’s construed motion for an extension of time.
17 (Dkt. 20.) Having considered that motion, the Court finds and concludes as follows:
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(1)

Petitioner submitted a letter to the Court in which he appears to request an

19 extension of time in which to obtain assistance. However, petitioner has no pending deadlines.
20 Instead, respondent has a deadline to submit a response to petitioner’s pending habeas petition.
21 (See Dkt. 16.) Accordingly, petitioner’s construed motion for an extension of time (Dkt. 20) is
22 hereby STRICKEN from the docket.

ORDER
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(2)

The Court notes two other issues raised by petitioner’s letter.

First, the letter is

02 written in Spanish. Petitioner is advised to seek assistance from either the facility where he is
03 incarcerated or from fellow inmates so that he may submit documents to the Court written in
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The failure to obtain such assistance will prevent the Court from adequately

05 considering any submissions from petitioner. Second, petitioner failed to include a Certificate
06 of Service with his letter. Petitioner is reminded, as set forth in the Order Directing Service,
07 that any document filed with the Court must be accompanied by proof it has been served upon
08 all parties that have entered a notice of appearance in this matter. Petitioner must, therefore,
09 mail to counsel for defendants a copy of anything he files in this matter and attest to that service
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The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to petitioner and counsel for

12 respondent. The Clerk is further directed to send a copy of this Order to the Honorable John C.
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DATED this 23rd day of September, 2013.

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Mary Alice Theiler
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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