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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

 ______________________________

HOWARD GLENN TOOLE, *

#C 917683

Petitioner, *

 v. * 2:06-CV-714-MHT

 (WO) 

JAMES MCDONOUGH, et al., * 

Respondents. *

 ______________________________

ORDER ON MOTION

Petitioner requests an extension of time to comply with the court’s January 16, 2007

order. Upon consideration of the motion, and for good cause, it is ORDERED that:

1. The motion for extension of time (Doc. No. 24) is GRANTED; and

2. Petitioner is granted an extension from January 30, 2007 to February 20, 2007 to

file his response in accordance with the court’s January 16, 2007 order. 

Petitioner seeks leave of court to invoke the discovery process. In support of his

motion, Petitioner asserts that discovery is necessary to “aid in developing facts and

testimony necessary to decide whether the court should order an evidentiary hearing, grant

the petitioner’s writs following an evidentiary hearing, or grant the writs without the need

for an evidentiary hearing.” (Doc. No. 24 at 2.) The court has considered Petitioner’s

request for leave to invoke the discovery process and concludes that the motion is due to be

denied. See Bracy v. Gramley, 520 U.S. 899, 904 (1997). The motion may be reconsidered if

warranted by further developments in this case. Accordingly, it is 

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ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for leave to invoke the discovery process (Doc.

No. 24) be and is hereby DENIED.

Petitioner requests production of his state trial transcripts. Upon review of the

pleadings and documents filed herein, the court finds that the request is due to be denied.

The request may be reconsidered if warranted by further developments in this case.

Accordingly, it is 

ORDERED that the motion for production of documents (Doc. No. 24) be and is

hereby DENIED.

Done, this 31 day of January 2007. st

/s/ Wallace Capel, Jr.

WALLACE CAPEL, JR.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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