Chambers v. Haynes

Filing 12

ORDER granting respondent's 10 Motion for Extension of Time to file Answer to the Petition. Respondent's Answer due 8/27/2018. Signed by Hon. James P. Donohue. **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL** (Lovett Chambers, Prisoner ID: 375239) (PM)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 LOVETT JAMES CHAMBERS, 9 10 11 Petitioner, v. NO. C18-541-JCC-JPD ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER PETITION RONALD HAYNES, 12 Respondent. 13 14 This matter comes before the Court upon respondent’s Motion for an Extension of 15 Time to File an Answer to the Petition. Dkt. 10. Specifically, on June 11, 2018, the Court 16 ordered service of petitioner’s habeas petition and directed respondent to answer the petition 17 within forty-five (45) days of service of the order and petition. Dkt. 8. 18 In the instant motion, respondent asserts that he is still waiting to receive files from the 19 Washington state courts pertaining to petitioner’s state court proceedings. Dkt.11 (Samson 20 Decl.) at ¶¶ 3-5. Respondent asserts that “an extension of time is necessary to obtain all the 21 state court files, to review the files, and to complete a proper response to the habeas corpus 22 petition.” Id. at ¶ 5. 23 24 Respondent’s motion for an extension of time to file an answer to the habeas petition, Dkt. 10, is GRANTED. Respondent shall file an answer to the habeas petition by no later than ORDER - 1 1 August 27, 2018. As discussed in the Court’s Service Order, the answer will be treated in 2 accordance with LCR 7. Accordingly, on the face of the answer, respondent shall note it for 3 consideration on the fourth Friday after filing. Petitioner may file and serve a response no 4 later than the Monday immediately preceding the Friday designated for consideration of the 5 matter, and respondent may file and serve a reply no later than the designated Friday. 6 7 8 The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to counsel for petitioner, counsel for respondent, and the Honorable John C. Coughenour. DATED this 20th day of July, 2018. 9 A 10 JAMES P. DONOHUE United States Magistrate Judge 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ORDER - 2

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