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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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DANIEL J. BRODERICK, Bar #89424

Federal Defender

DAVID M. PORTER, Bar #127024

Assistant Federal Defender

801 I Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-5700

Attorney for Petitioner

ANTHONY SMITH, Jr.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY SMITH, Jr.,

Petitioner,

v.

B. Curry, Warden, 

Respondent.

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NO. Civ. S 03-1871 LKK KJM P

UNOPPOSED REQUEST FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME TO FILE REPLIES TO

OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS;

DECLARATION OF COUNSEL; ORDER

Pursuant to Local Rule 6-142, petitioner, ANTHONY SMITH, Jr., by

and through his counsel, David M. Porter, Assistant Federal Defender,

hereby requests an extension of time for the parties to file their

replies to objections to the findings and recommendations. This

request is being made for the reasons set forth in the accompanying

declaration of counsel.

This is petitioner’s first request for an extension to file the

reply, and it is not interposed to unduly delay the proceedings, to

gain unfair advantage, or for any other improper purpose. Counsel for

respondent, Deputy Attorney General David Andrew Eldridge, has

graciously indicated that he has no objection to this request. 

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Accordingly, Mr. Smith requests the Court issue the order lodged

herewith.

Dated: June 7, 2007

Respectfully submitted,

DANIEL J. BRODERICK

Federal Defender

 /s/ David M. Porter

DAVID M. PORTER

Assistant Federal Defender

Attorney for Petitioner

ANTHONY SMITH, Jr.

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DECLARATION OF COUNSEL

I, David M. Porter, declare as follows:

1. I am employed by the Office of the Federal Defender for the

Eastern District of California and the attorney responsible for the

above-entitled matter. 

2. On March 20, 2007, this Court issued findings and

recommendations that the petition be granted as to the jury coercion

claim denied in all other respects, and it set the deadline for the

filing of objections for twenty days from the date of the findings and

recommendations. The Court also appointed the Office of the Federal

Defender to represent Mr. Smith, who was previously appearing pro se.

3. On May 11, 2007, the Court granted petitioner’s unopposed 

request to extend the deadline for filing objections by thirty days,

after having previously granted respondent’s unopposed request for a

thirty-day extension.

4. On June 1, 2007, respondent filed his objections to the

findings and recommendations, making petitioner’s reply to those

objections due June 14, 2007. 

5. The undersigned is unable to meet this deadline because, in

addition to filing petitioner’s own objections to the findings and

recommendations, he needs additional time to receive comments on the

respondent’s findings and recommendations from petitioner, who has

taken an active part in this litigation, and also because of his duties

in other cases, which include: the filing of a status report in Rubish

v. Evans, Civ. F 05-00687 LJO DLB, on June 8, 2007; oral argument in

the Ninth Circuit and the filing of a traverse in Johnson v. Finn, Civ

S-03-2063 RBB JFM P on June 13, 2007; and the filing of an opening

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brief in the Ninth Circuit and an appearance at a parole hearing on

June 25, 2007. 

4. On June 7, 2007, the undersigned contacted counsel for

respondent, Deputy Attorney General David Andrew Eldridge, who

graciously indicated that he has no objection to this request. He

requested that the deadline for filing respondent’s reply to

petitioner’s objections to the findings and recommendations be reset

for June 28, 2007 as well. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the matters herein as to

which I have personal knowledge are true and correct, and as to other

matters, I believe them to be true and correct.

DATED: June 7, 2007

 /s/ David M. Porter 

David M. Porter 

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ORDER

Pursuant to the unopposed request of petitioner, and good cause

appearing therefor, replies to objections to the findings and

recommendations may be filed on or before June 28, 2007.

Dated: June 15, 2007

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