Opinion
2:19-cv-00989-KJD-VCF
04-22-2022
Richard Banda, Petitioner, v. Calvin Johnson, et al., [1] Respondents.
Rene L. Valladares Federal Public Defender *Ron Sung Assistant Federal Public Defender *Attorney for Petitioner Richard Banda.
Rene L. Valladares Federal Public Defender *Ron Sung Assistant Federal Public Defender *Attorney for Petitioner Richard Banda.
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY TO ANSWER (FIRST REQUEST)
Petitioner Richard Banda asks this Court to enter an Order extending his deadline for filing his Reply to Answer from April 21, 2022 by 60 days, up until June 20, 2022. This is Banda's first request for an extension. Respondents do not oppose this request.
POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
On August 6, 2020, Banda filed his Second Amended § 2254 Petition. On March 30, 2022, Respondents filed their Answer to Banda's petition.
ECF No. 27.
ECF No. 51.
Counsel has been diligently working on Banda's reply to Respondents' Answer. Based on Respondents' Answer, Counsel for Banda has been working to obtain a Declaration from Banda. Accordingly, Banda requests a 60-day extension to file his Reply to Answer by June 20, 2022.
On April 20, 2022, counsel for Respondents, Deputy Attorney General Gerri Hardcastle, indicated by email that Respondents do not oppose this request with the understanding that Respondents' lack of objection is not waiver of any procedural defenses or statute of limitations challenges or construed as agreeing with the accuracy of the representations made in this Motion.
IT IS SO ORDERED.