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Kenner v. Benedetti

United States District Court, D. Nevada
Dec 6, 2010
3: 08-cv-00489-ECR-RAM (D. Nev. Dec. 6, 2010)

Opinion

3: 08-cv-00489-ECR-RAM.

December 6, 2010


ORDER


Petitioner, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se in this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 8, 2010, the court entered an order, granting in part and denying in part respondents' motion to dismiss. (Docket #30.) In the order, the court gave petitioner options as to how he could proceed. ( Id.)

On November 18, 2010, petitioner filed a motion to dismiss his unexhausted claims, stating that he wanted to abandon his unexhausted claims and proceed on part one of ground one only. (Docket #31.) On December 3, 2010, petitioner filed a notice of abandonment of his unexhausted claims. (Docket #32.)

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that petitioner's motion to dismiss his unexhausted claims is GRANTED. (Docket #31.) This case shall proceed on part one of ground one only, the claim that trial counsel failed, without petitioner's consent, to file a notice of appeal after his sentencing. All other claims are dismissed as abandoned.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondents shall file an answer to the remaining claim in this action within twenty-eight (28) days of the date of entry of this order. Petitioner is granted fourteen (14) days thereafter to file a reply.

DATED this 6th day of December, 2010.


Summaries of

Kenner v. Benedetti

United States District Court, D. Nevada
Dec 6, 2010
3: 08-cv-00489-ECR-RAM (D. Nev. Dec. 6, 2010)
Case details for

Kenner v. Benedetti

Case Details

Full title:JAMES JEFFERSON KENNER, Petitioner, v. JAMES BENEDETTI, et al., Respondents

Court:United States District Court, D. Nevada

Date published: Dec 6, 2010

Citations

3: 08-cv-00489-ECR-RAM (D. Nev. Dec. 6, 2010)