Opinion
2:22-cv-00661-ART-NJK
07-28-2023
DeANDRE D. HARRIS, Petitioner, v. BRIAN WILLIAMS, et al., Respondents.
ORDER
ANNE R. TRAUM, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In this habeas corpus action, after a 90-day initial period, a 60-day extension, and two 90-day extensions, Petitioner DeAndre D. Harris, represented by appointed counsel, was due to file an amended habeas petition by July 26, 2023. (See ECF Nos. 13, 16, 18, 20.) On July 25, 2023, Harris filed a motion for extension of time (ECF No. 21), requesting a further 90-day extension of time, to October 24, 2023. Harris's counsel states that this extension of time is necessary because her investigation of the case is ongoing, and she has been busy with obligations in other cases. Harris's counsel represents that Respondents do not oppose the extension of time.
The Court finds that the motion for extension of time is made in good faith and not solely for the purpose of delay, and that there is good cause for the requested extension of time.
It is therefore ordered that Petitioner's Motion for Extension of Time (ECF No. 21) is granted. Petitioner will have until and including October 24, 2023, to file his amended habeas petition. In all other respects, the schedule for further proceedings set forth in the order entered August 30, 2022 (ECF No. 13) will remain in effect.
It is further ordered that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Brian Williams is substituted for Calvin Johnson as the respondent warden. The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket to reflect this change.