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Parties Involved:
Randy Grounds
Respondent
Michael A. Rose
Petitioner

Document Text:

PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR AN ENLARGMENT OF TIME TO FILE 

TRAVERSE;[PROPOSED] ORDER - 1 

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Victor S. Haltom 

Attorney at Law – SBN 155157 

428 J Street, Suite 350 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 444-8663 

Facsimile: (916) 447-2988 

E-mail: vshjah@aol.com 

Attorney for Petitioner 

Michael A. Rose 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL A. ROSE, 

 Petitioner, 

vs. 

RANDY GROUNDS, 

 Respondent. 

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Case No.: 2:13-cv-02416 KJM-EFB 

PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR AN 

ENLARGMENT OF TIME TO FILE 

TRAVERSE;[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Declarant, VICTOR S. HALTOM, hereby applies for an order of this Court 

enlarging time by FOUR (4) additional days in which to file the Traverse in 

the above-captioned case. In support of this application, Declarant provides 

the following information under penalty of perjury: 

I am an attorney duly licensed in the State of California and have been 

retained by petitioner in this case. 

The Traverse in this case is due to be filed on August 4, 2014. 

On July 24, 2014, I visited with Mr. Rose at the CDCR medical facility 

at which he is incarcerated. Based upon our meeting, I have sought and 

obtained a supplemental declaration from Nadia Wade. A declaration executed 

by Ms. Wade is attached as Exhibit G to the memorandum of points and 

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authorities in support of Mr. Rose’s petition herein. I just received Ms. 

Wade’s supplemental declaration at approximately 8:45 p.m. this evening ─

August 4, 2014. On July 27, 2014, and July 29, 2014, I had e-mail 

communication with Ms. Wade about the prospect of her executing a 

supplemental declaration to clarify certain aspects of her original 

declaration. On July 31, 2014, I drafted a proposed supplemental declaration 

for Ms. Wade to review. As noted above, I just received, via e-mail, a 

scanned copy of the executed supplemental declaration, dated August 4, 2014. 

Notwithstanding the issue concerning the time at which I received Ms. 

Wade’s executed supplemental declaration, I had, until just recently, 

believed I would be able to assemble and file the final version of the 

Traverse today via ECF. Unfortunately, it appears that I failed to 

adequately account for the time I have had to devote to another very timesensitive project: On June 27, 2014, Judge Karlton issue an order granting 

habeas relief to my client in Williams v. Pliler, 2:03-cv-00721 LKK AC. 

Judge Karlton’s order is a conditional release order, directing the State of 

California to release Mr. Williams from custody unless the State elects to 

retry Mr. Williams within 60 days of the order. On July 21, 2014, the 

California Attorney General’s Office filed a notice of appeal and a 52-page 

motion requesting a stay of the conditional release order pending appeal. 

The Attorney General’s Office has not expressly stated that it has elected to 

retry Mr. Williams. The case in which Judge Karlton granted habeas relief to 

Mr. Williams stems from a fatal shooting in 1996. Pursuant to Fed. R. App. 

P. 23(c), Mr. Williams is presumptively entitled to release pending appeal. 

Additionally, I am aware that Judge Karlton is retiring later this month. 

Accordingly, I have devoted a great deal of time over the past two weeks to 

preparing, as quickly as possible, an opposition to the Attorney General’s 

stay request. The current draft of my opposition is 35 pages long, and 

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comprised of 13,828 words. I am also assembling exhibits / supporting 

documents in furtherance of my effort to secure Mr. Williams’ release pending 

appeal. 

 Three prior requests for extension of time to file the Traverse in the 

instant case have been filed and granted. 

In light of the circumstances outline above, including my belief, until 

earlier this evening, that I was going to be able to finalize the Traverse in 

this matter, I have not communicated with opposing counsel, Deputy Attorney 

General Justain Riley. However, he has not objected to my prior requests for 

additional time to file the Traverse. 

My current draft of the Traverse in the instant case is 27 pages long 

and comprised of 9,421 words. 

WHEREFORE, I respectfully request that I be allowed to complete and 

file a Traverse on or before August 8, 2014. 

Dated this 4th day of August, 2014 

VICTOR S. HALTOM 

ORDER 

Upon considering Petitioner’s request, and good cause appearing, 

Petitioner shall have an additional FOUR (4) days to and including August 8, 

2014, to file the Traverse 

Dated: August 5, 2014. 

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