Source: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/3:2018cv05464/260652/6
Timestamp: 2019-08-19 05:53:56
Document Index: 201171452

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255']

ORDER by the Honorable Benjamin H for Gray v. United States of America :: Justia Dockets & Filings
Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Washington Western District Gray v. United States of America Filing 6
Gray v. United States of America
ORDER by the Honorable Benjamin H. Settle extending deadline to respond to 1 Motion to Vacate/Set Aside/Correct Sentence (2255); and renoting 5 Emergency MOTION Regarding Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege and Request for Extension of Time to 7/27/2018. Motion to vacate is renoted to 9/14/2018. (TG; cc mailed to petitioner)
1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 6 7 8 KIMBERLY BROOKE GRAY, Petitioner, 9 10 v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 11 Respondent. CASE NO. C18-5464 BHS ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO PETITIONER’S 28 U.S.C. § 2255 MOTION AND RENOTING MOTION ON ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE 12 13 This matter comes before the Court on Respondent the United States of America’s 14 emergency motion regarding waiver of attorney-client privilege and request for an 15 extension of time to respond to Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. Dkt. 5. The Court 16 has considered the pleadings filed in support of the motion and the remainder of the file 17 and hereby (1) grants the request for an extension of the government’s deadline to 18 respond and (2) renotes the government’s motion regarding the waiver of attorney-client 19 privilege. 20 It is well-established that a “defendant impliedly waives his attorney-client 21 privilege the moment he files a habeas petition alleging ineffective assistance of 22 counsel.” Lambright v. Ryan, 698 F.3d 808, 818 (9th Cir. 2012). Nonetheless, “such ORDER - 1 1 waiver is narrow and does not extend beyond the adjudication of the ineffectiveness 2 claim in the federal habeas proceeding.” Id., 698 F.3d at 818. Accordingly, while the 3 government is likely to succeed in its motion regarding the waiver of attorney-client 4 privilege, it would be improper for the Court to consider such a motion on an emergency 5 basis without affording Petitioner the opportunity to respond to the scope of the 6 government’s requested discovery. The motion will be renoted and Petitioner will be 7 given an opportunity to respond. 8 It is apparent from the Government’s motion that an extension of the deadline for 9 its response to Petitioner’s § 2255 motion is necessary. Petitioner’s former counsel, upon 10 whose representation Petitioner’s § 2255 motion is predicated, has declined to speak with 11 the government absent the entry of an order from the court regarding the waiver of 12 attorney-client privilege and directing him to do so. As the deadline for a response has 13 nearly arrived, the deadline must be extended if the government is to be afforded an 14 adequate opportunity to respond with supporting discovery. 15 Therefore, the government’s request for relief from a deadline is GRANTED. The 16 government shall file its response to Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion no later than 17 August 31, 2018. Any reply by Petitioner shall be filed and served on or before 18 September 14, 2018. The Clerk shall RENOTE Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion 19 (Dkt. 1) for consideration on September 14, 2018. 20 21 The Court RESERVES RULING on the government’s motion regarding the waiver of attorney-client privilege. Plaintiff may file a response to the motion no later 22 ORDER - 2 1 than July 25, 2018. The Clerk shall RENOTE the motion (Dkt. 5) for consideration on 2 July 27, 2018. 3 IT IS SO ORDERED. 4 Dated this 12th day of July, 2018. A 5 6 BENJAMIN H. SETTLE United States District Judge 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ORDER - 3