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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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08cv1569-JM (BLM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ODIS MORAN,

Petitioner,

v.

MIKE KNOWLES, Warden,

Respondent.

 

 

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Case No. 08cv1569-JM (BLM)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR

ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO FILE

ANSWER OR MOTION TO DISMISS

[Doc. No. 7]

On October 14, 2008, Respondent requested an enlargement of time

to file an answer or a motion to dismiss. Doc. No. 7. In support,

Respondent’s attorney noted conflicting work obligations, and that he

was still waiting for archive files from Petitioner’s direct appeal.

Respondent’s request is GRANTED as follows. 

1. If Respondent contends the Petition can be decided without the

Court’s reaching the merits of Petitioner’s claims (e.g., because

Respondent contends Petitioner has failed to exhaust any state remedies

as to any ground for relief alleged in the Petition, or that the

Petition is barred by the statute of limitations, or that the Petition

is subject to dismissal under Rule 9 of the Rules Governing § 2254

Cases, or that all of the claims are procedurally defaulted, or that

Petitioner is not in custody), Respondent shall file a motion to dismiss

pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases no later than

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1 If Respondent contends Petitioner has failed to exhaust any state remedies

as to any ground for relief alleged in the Petition, the motion to dismiss shall also

specify the state remedies still available to Petitioner.

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November 13, 2008. The motion to dismiss shall not address the merits

of Petitioner’s claims, but rather shall address all grounds upon which

Respondent contends dismissal without reaching the merits of

Petitioner’s claims is warranted.1

 At the time the motion to dismiss

is filed, Respondent shall lodge with the Court all records bearing on

Respondent’s contention in this regard. A hearing date is not required

for the motion to dismiss.

2. If Respondent files a motion to dismiss, Petitioner shall file

his opposition, if any, to the motion no later than December 4, 2008.

At the time the opposition is filed, Petitioner shall lodge with the

Court any records not lodged by Respondent which Petitioner believes may

be relevant to the Court’s determination of the motion.

3. Unless the Court orders otherwise, Respondent shall not file

a reply to Petitioner’s opposition to a motion to dismiss. If the

motion is denied, the Court will afford Respondent adequate time to

respond to Petitioner’s claims on the merits.

4. If Respondent does not contend that the Petition can be

decided without the Court reaching the merits of Petitioner’s claims,

Respondent shall file and serve an answer to the Petition, 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 December 1,

2008. At the time the answer is filed, Respondent shall lodge with the

Court all records bearing on the merits of Petitioner’s claims. The

lodgments shall be accompanied by a notice of lodgment which shall be

captioned “Notice of Lodgment in 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Habeas Corpus Case —

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To Be Sent to Clerk’s Office.” Respondent shall not combine separate

pleadings, orders or other items into a combined lodgment entry. Each

item shall be numbered separately and sequentially.

5. Petitioner may file a traverse to matters raised in the answer

no later than January 2, 2009. Any traverse by Petitioner (a) shall

state whether Petitioner admits or denies each allegation of fact

contained in the answer; (b) shall be limited to facts or arguments

responsive to matters raised in the answer; and (c) shall not raise new

grounds for relief that were not asserted in the Petition. Grounds for

relief withheld until the traverse will not be considered. No traverse

shall exceed ten (10) pages in length absent advance leave of Court for

good cause shown.

6. A request by a party for an extension of time within which to

file any of the pleadings required by this Order should be made in

advance of the due date of the pleading, and the Court will grant such

a request only upon a showing of good cause. Any such request shall be

accompanied by a declaration under penalty of perjury explaining why an

extension of time is necessary. If counsel for the Respondent already

has requested and been granted an extension of time, any subsequent

request must be authorized and signed by the Senior Assistant Attorney

General or Chief Assistant Attorney General. 

7. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, this case shall be

deemed submitted on the day following the date Petitioner’s opposition

to a motion to dismiss and/or his traverse is due.

8. Every document delivered to the Court must include a

certificate of service attesting that a copy of such document was served

on opposing counsel (or on the opposing party, if such party is not

represented by counsel). Any document delivered to the Court without

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a certificate of service will be returned to the submitting party and

will be disregarded by the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 15, 2008

BARBARA L. MAJOR

United States Magistrate Judge

COPY TO:

HONORABLE JEFFREY T. MILLER

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

ALL COUNSEL

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