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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WILLIAM VINCENT ROMERO, 

Petitioner,

v. 

SCOTT KERNAN, et al., 

Respondents.

 Case No.: 14cv1284-GPC(BLM) 

ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENTS’ 

MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME 

TO FILE ANSWER TO FIRST AMENDED 

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 

CORPUS 

ECF No. 69 

 On December 20, 2017, Respondents filed a “MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO 

FILE ANSWER TO FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.” ECF No. 69. 

Respondents seek to continue the December 29, 2017 deadline for filing an answer to 

Petitioner’s First Amended Petition (“FAP”) for Writ of Habeas Corpus to January 29, 2018. Id. 

at 1-3. In support, counsel for Respondents, Ms. Jennifer A. Jadovitz, states that she has begun 

drafting the answer, but needs additional time because since the Court’s order requiring a 

response to Petitioner’s FAP was issued, she has 

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completed or filed responses in the following matters: Pappas v. Miller, federal 

appeal No. 16-55191 (Appellee's Brief filed November 15, 2017); Hinds v. 

Gastelo, 17cv0376 AJB (JLB) (motion filed November 16, 2017); Saldivar v. 

Lewis, federal appeal No. 15-55829 (Appellee's Brief filed November 16 20, 

2017); People v. Henderson, capital state appeal S098318, (Supplemental Brief 

due November 27, 2017); and Clements v. Madden, CV-02002-DDP-JPR (Motion 

due December 4, 2017). Declarant is also currently working on responses in the 

following matters: Green v. Kernan, 17-1764-JVS (KES) (Answer due January 

2, 20 2018); Austin v. Pfeiffer, 17-CV-1950-MMA (WVG) (Response due January 

2, 21 2018); and Adams v. Swartout, federal appeal No. 15-56681 (Appellee's 

Brief currently due January 16, 2018. 

Id. at 2. In further support, Ms. Jadovitz declares that she was out of the office between 

November 20-24, 2017 and December 7-8, 2017, and will be out of the office again on December 

22–26, 2017 and January 2, 2018. Id. 

 Good cause appearing, Respondents’ motion is GRANTED as follows: 

1. Respondents must file and serve an answer to the FAP, and a memorandum of 

points and authorities in support of such answer, pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing § 

2254 Cases no later than January 29, 2018. At the time the answer is filed, Respondents must 

lodge with the Court all records bearing on the merits of Petitioner’s claims. The lodgments must 

be accompanied by a notice of lodgment which must be captioned “Notice of Lodgment in 

28 U.S.C. § 2254 Habeas Corpus Case — To Be Sent to Clerk’s Office.” Respondents 

must not combine separate pleadings, orders or other items into a combined lodgment entry. 

Each item must be numbered separately and sequentially. 

2. Petitioner may file a traverse to matters raised in the answer no later than 

February 26, 2018. Any traverse by Petitioner (a) must state whether Petitioner admits or 

denies each allegation of fact contained in the answer; (b) must be limited to facts or arguments 

responsive to matters raised in the answer; and (c) must not raise new grounds for relief that 

were not asserted in the Petition. Grounds for relief withheld until the traverse will not be 

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considered. No traverse can exceed ten (10) pages in length absent advance leave of Court for 

good cause shown. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 12/20/2017

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