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Parties Involved:
Scott Kernan
Respondent
Harold Kent Sutton
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAROLD KENT SUTTON,

Petitioner,

v.

SCOTT KERNAN, Warden

Respondent.

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CV F 05-0968 OWW DLB HC

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

REQUEST FOR COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS OF

HEARING ON MOTION IN LIMINE, AND

GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE TRAVERSE

[Docs. 19, 23]

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Now pending before the Court is Petitioner’s “Request For Complete 402B Evidentiary in

Limine Hearing Transcripts,” filed October 2, 2006. (Court Doc. 19.) Also pending before the

Court is Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time to file a traverse, filed November 13, 2006. 

(Court Doc. 23.) 

In his request for a copy of the transcripts, Petitioner states that he has been attempting to

obtain a copy of the transcripts of his motion in limine hearing, to no avail. On October 13,

2006, Respondent filed an answer to the instant petition, and lodged the state court record with

this Court. (Court Docs. 20, 21.) In the interest of justice, the Court will forward Petitioner a

copy of the portion of the transcript pertaining to the motion in limine hearing conducted prior to

trial. (See RT 302-348.) However, Petitioner is advised that this a courtesy copy, and future

requests may not be accommodated.

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With regard to Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time to file a traverse, Petitioner

states that he has had limited access to the law library and has been unable to adequately prepare

his traverse. Petitioner requests a forty-five day extension of time. GOOD CAUSE having been

demonstrated, Petitioner’s request is GRANTED.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s request for a copy of the transcripts of the motion in limine is

GRANTED;

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to forward to Petitioner a courtesy copy of the

transcripts (RT 302-348); and

3. Petitioner’s request for an extension of time to file a traverse is GRANTED, and

Petitioner shall have forty-five days from the date of service of this order to

submit his traverse.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 20, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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