Opinion
Civil Action No. 05-cv-01071-ZLW-CBS.
February 7, 2006
This civil action is before the court on Dembry's "Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254" ("Petition") (filed May 31, 2005) (doc. # 3). Pursuant to the Order of Reference dated September 20, 200 (doc. # 14), this civil action was referred to the Magistrate Judge to, inter alia, "[h]ear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions . . . and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions." After reviewing the Petition and Respondents' Answer, the court determines that the state court record would assist the court in resolving this matter. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts,
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. The Clerk of the Court for El Paso County, 20 E. Vermijo Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, as the lawful custodian of the records, shall forward all records and transcripts of the state court proceedings in People v. Dembry, El Paso District Court Criminal Case No. 99CR0666, Honorable Thomas Kennedy, Judge, to the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 901 Nineteenth Street, Room 105, Denver, Colorado, 80294-3589 on or before March 1, 2006.
2. Respondents may file their supplemental response to the merits of Dembry's sixth claim within 20 days after the state court record is delivered to the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
3. The Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado shall deliver a copy of this Order to the Clerk of the Court for El Paso County, 20 E. Vermijo Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903.