Opinion
20-cv-15473 (NLH)
05-07-2021
ANOOP MICHAEL JOSEPH, a/k/a JOSEPH AMOOP Petitioner, v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, et al., Respondents.
APPEARANCES: Anoop Michael Joseph a/k/a Joseph Amoop JP8071 SCI @ Rockview 1 Rockview Place Bellefonte, PA 16823 Petitioner pro se
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCES: Anoop Michael Joseph
a/k/a Joseph Amoop
JP8071
SCI @ Rockview
1 Rockview Place
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Petitioner pro se HILLMAN , District Judge
WHEREAS, Petitioner Anoop Michael Joseph, also known as Joseph Amoop, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on November 4, 2020, see ECF No. 1; and
WHEREAS, the Court granted Petitioner's request to stay the § 2254 petition pending exhaustion of state court remedies, see ECF No. 2; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner has filed an amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. ECF No. 3. The Court infers that Petitioner has completed his state court proceedings and will reopen the § 2254 proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the Court will not instruct the State to respond at this time as it must review the amended petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Rule 4. This review shall occur in due course,
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 7th day of May, 2021
ORDERED that the Clerk shall reopen these proceedings; and it is further
ORDERED that no answer from the State is required at this time; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk shall sent a copy of this Order to Petitioner by regular mail.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey