Opinion
No. 3:10-cv-1123
04-18-2012
ROBERT LEE LEACH, JR., Petitioner, v. ROLAND COLSON, Warden, Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Respondent.
Judge Sharp
ORDER
This matter is set for a case-management and scheduling conference to be held on June 1, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
Matters to be discussed at the conference include the petitioner's attorneys submission of a proposed budget; whether the petitioner intends to seek leave to file an amended petition; whether the petitioner's Claim 16 has been fully exhausted in the state courts and whether that issue will require separate briefing; whether the petitioner believes discovery is necessary; whether the petitioner intends to seek an evidentiary hearing; and whether two stages of dispositive motions might be appropriate in this case (i.e., the first to address matters the State contends are procedurally defaulted, and the second to address non-defaulted claims).
Counsel for the parties shall confer and file a joint proposed case-management and scheduling order no later than three (3) business days prior to the scheduled conference.
It is so ORDERED.
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Kevin H. Sharp
United States District Judge