Watters v. Snohomish County et al

Filing 17

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE JOINT STATUS REPORT. On or before 12/15/2021, the parties are directed to file a joint status report informing the Court regarding the current status of Petitioner's state court proceedings. Signed by Hon. S. Kate Vaughan. **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Dennis Watters, Prisoner ID: 371201)(MW)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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DENNIS RICHARD WATTERS,
Petitioner,

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ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO
FILE JOINT STATUS REPORT

v.

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RON HAYNES,

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Case No. C17-00036-TSZ-SKV

Respondent.

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This is a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus action. By order dated April 18, 2017, the Hon.

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Mary Alice Theiler granted Respondent’s motion to stay and abey these proceedings pending

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completion of Petitioner’s state court proceedings in In re Watters, Washington Court of Appeals

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Cause No. 75399-1-I. Dkt. 12. Judge Theiler ordered that:

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within thirty days after issuance of the mandate or certificate of finality in the
state court proceedings, the parties shall advise the Court whether the federal
habeas action is ready to proceed. Once the parties have advised the Court that
the stay may be lifted, the Court will set a new briefing schedule.
Id. The Court notes that a significant amount of time has passed since the Court’s order staying
proceedings and the Court has received no information from the parties regarding the status of
Petitioner’s state court proceedings.

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE JOINT
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Accordingly, on or before December 15, 2021, the parties are directed to file a joint

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status report informing the Court regarding the current status of Petitioner’s state court

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proceedings. The Clerk is directed to send copies of this order to the parties and to the

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Honorable Thomas S. Zilly.

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Dated this 1st day of December, 2021.

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S. KATE VAUGHAN
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE JOINT
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