Bennett v. Rozum

Full title: MARK KERMIT BENNETT, Petitioner v. GERALD ROZUM, Respondent

Court: United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Jul 26, 2007

CIVIL NO. 4:06-CV-1998 (M.D. Pa. Jul. 26, 2007)

Opinion

CIVIL NO. 4:06-CV-1998.

July 26, 2007

ORDER

J. SMYSER, Magistrate Judge

By an Order dated March 7, 2007, we appointed counsel to represent the petitioner in this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus case. The Order of March 7^th also ordered the petitioner's counsel to file, on or before April 10, 2007, either a brief in support of the petition or an amended petition. The Order of March 7^th further ordered the respondent to respond to the petitioner's filings within twenty days after filing.

After requesting and receiving extensions of time, the petitioner's counsel filed a brief in support of the petition on June 22, 2007.

Contrary to the Order of March 7^th, the respondent has not filed a response to the petitioner's filing. We will again order the respondent to file a response. IT IS ORDERED that, on or before August 13, 2007, the respondent shall file a responsive brief. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petitioner may file a reply within ten days after the respondent's responsive brief is filed.