Benitez v. Key

Filing 17

ORDER granting Petitioner's 16 Motion for Extension of Time; denying petitioner's request for free electronic copies of his e-filed documents; RE-NOTING to 6/2/2017 15 Answer to 2254 Habeas Petition re 10 Answer to Complaint; by Hon. James P. Donohue.**2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Carlos Benitez, Prisoner ID: 715131)(SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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Petitioner,

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NO. C16-1686-RSL-JPD

CARLOS BENITEZ, JR.,

v.

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S
SECOND MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME

JAMES KEY,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, who is proceeding pro se, has filed a motion for extension of time to respond

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to respondent’s answer in this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas action. Finding good cause, the Court

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GRANTS petitioner’s request for an extension of time, Dkt. 16. Petitioner shall file his

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response on or before May 30, 2017, and respondent may file a reply on or before June 2,

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2017.

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Petitioner also asks for copies of documents that he filed electronically. Dkt. 16 at 1.

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The U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington recently

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promulgated Administrative Procedures for prisoner e-filing. The Administrative Procedures

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clarify that because prisoners retain original copies of the documents they e-file, they will not

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receive free electronic copies of those documents. Accordingly, the Court DENIES

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petitioner’s request for free electronic copies of his e-filed documents.
ORDER - 1

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The Clerk is directed to RE-NOTE respondent’s answer, Dkt. 10, for June 2, 2017, and
to send copies of this Order to the parties and to the Honorable Robert S. Lasnik.
DATED this 13th day of April, 2017.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER - 2