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Parties Involved:
Attorney General of the State of Arizona
Respondent
Joseph Brummer
Petitioner
Mary Hennessy
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Joseph Brummer, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

Mary Hennessy, et al.,

Respondents. 

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No. CV 05-4027-PHX-DGC (MEA)

ORDER

Pet it ioner, presently confined in the Arizona State Prison Complex in Winslow,

Arizona, has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

He has paid the $5.00 filing fee. The Court will require an answer.

A. Procedural Background

On July 27, 2001, after a jury trial in the Maricopa County Superior Court, Matter No.

CR 2000-013046, he was sentenced to life with the p ossibility of parole for first-degree

murder, two terms of 10.5 years for two counts of armed robbery, 10.5 years for first-degree

burglary, and 7.5 years for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His direct appeals

to the Ariz ona Court of Appeals and Arizona Supreme Court were unsuccessful. His

petition for post-conviction relief was also denied by the trial court and state appellate

courts. 

In his present habeas action, Petitioner raises three grounds of ineffective

assistance of counsel and a fourth ground of denial of due process by an evident iary

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ruling. Petitioner assert s that he has exhausted the claims. Accordingly, an answer is

required. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:

(1) A copy of t he Pet ition and this Order be served by the Clerk of Court upon the

Respondent and the Attorney General of the State of Arizona by certified mail pursuant to

Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. 

(2) Respondent shall answer the Petition within forty (40) days of the date of

service. Respondent shall not file a dispositive motion in place of an answer, but may file

an answer limit ed to relevant affirmative defenses, including but not limited to, statute of

limitations, procedural bar, or non-retroact ivity. If the answer is limited to affirmative

defenses, only those portions of the record relevant to those defenses need be attached

to the answer. Failure to set forth an affirmative defense in an answer may constitute a

waiver of the defense. See Nardi v. Stewart, 354 F.3d 1134, 1140-41 (9th Cir. 2004); see also

Morrison v. Mahoney, 399 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2005). If not limited to affirmative defenses,

the answer shall fully comply with all of the requirements of Rule 5 of t he Rules Governing

Section 2254 Cases.

(3) Petitioner may file a reply within thirt y (30) days from the date of service of the

answer.

(4) Petitioner shall serve upon Respondent, or if ap p earance has been entered by

counsel, upon the attorney, a cop y of every further pleading or other document submitted

for consideration by the Court. Petitioner shall include with the original document and

copy, to be filed wit h t he Clerk of the Court, a certificate stating the date a true and correct

copy of the pleading or document was mailed t o Resp ondent or the counsel. Any paper

received by a District Court Judge or M agist rat e Judge which has not been filed with the

Clerk of the Court may be disregarded by the Court.

(5) At all times during the pendency of this action, Petit ioner shall immediately

advise the Court of any change of address and its effective date. Such notice shall be

captioned “NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.” The notice shall contain only

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informat ion pertaining to the change of address and its effective date. The notice shall not

include any motions for any other relief. Failure to file a NOT ICE OF CHANGE OF

ADDRESS may result in the dismissal of the action for failure to p rosecute pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

(6) Aside from the two copies of the petition or amended petition that must be

submitted, a clear, legible copy of every p leading or other document filed shall accompany

each original pleading or other document filed with the Clerk for use by the District Judge

or Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned. Failure to comply with this requirement

may result in the p leading or document being stricken without further notice to Petitioner.

(7) T his mat t er is referred to Magistrate Judge Mark E. Aspey pursuant to Local

Rules of Civil Procedure 72.1 and 72.2 for further proceedings and a report and

recommendation.

DATED this 27th day of December, 2005.

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