Opinion
5:06CV00078 SWW/JTR.
April 28, 2006
ORDER
Petitioner, an inmate at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction, has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and has paid the filing fee. (Docket entry #1.) The Court will therefore order service of the Petition.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of the habeas Petition (docket entry #1) and this Order on Respondent and the Arkansas Attorney General by mail.
2. Respondent shall file a responsive pleading within twenty (20) days of service. Respondent is directed to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases with regard to the required contents of an Answer.