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Nature of Suit Code: 535
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Ptn for Writ of H/C - Stay of Execution

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 I thank the parties for their cooperation and assistance in this matter.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

Pine Bluff Division

KARL ROBERTS, ) Case No. 5:04cv00004

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Petitioner, ) 

vs. ) MEMORANDUM

) AND ORDER

LARRY NORRIS, Director of the )

Arkansas Department of Correction, )

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Respondent. )

In response to my previous memorandumand order (filing 39), Petitioner, after

consultation with Respondent, has filed a status report (filing 40). In such report,

Petition asks the court to establish a schedule for the parties to brief the issue of

whether this case should be stayed and abeyed pending exhaustion of state court

remedies, as requested by Petitioner in a reply filed on March 25, 2005 (filing 35).

Petitioner represents that Respondent agreesthat the stay-and-abeyance issue should

be briefed at this time.

Upon consideration of the statusreport,I conclude that Petitioner’s unopposed

request for the establishment of a briefing schedule should be granted, and that the

schedule proposed by Petitioner should be adopted. 1 Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. On or before September 4, 2007, Petitioner shall file a brief discussing

whether this case should be stayed and abeyed pending exhaustion of his state court

remedies;

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2. On or before November 5, 2007, Respondentshall file a responsive brief

addressing the stay-and-abeyance issue;

3. On or before December 5, 2007, Petitioner may file a reply brief; and

4. Petitioner’s request for the issuance of a stay-and-abeyance order shall

be ripe for determination on December 6, 2007.

June 4, 2007. BY THE COURT:

s/ Richard G. Kopf

United States District Judge

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