Lee v. Johnson

Full title: DEAN LEE, Petitioner, v. STEVEN JOHNSON, et al., Respondents.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

Date published: Apr 14, 2016

Civ. No. 16-0477 (RBK) (D.N.J. Apr. 14, 2016)

Opinion

Civ. No. 16-0477 (RBK)

04-14-2016

DEAN LEE, Petitioner, v. STEVEN JOHNSON, et al., Respondents.

ROBERT B. KUGLER United States District Judge

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On March 28, 2016, this Court issued an order to show cause on petitioner why his habeas petition should not be dismissed as untimely. Petitioner was given thirty days in which to respond to the order to show cause.

Presently pending before the Court is petitioner's request for a sixty-day extension of time in which to respond to the order to show cause. Good cause appearing, petitioner's request will be granted.

Accordingly, IT IS this 14^th day of April, 2016,

ORDERED that petitioner's request for an extension of time in which to respond to the order to show cause (Dkt. No. 6) is granted; and it is further

ORDERED that petitioner may file his response to the order to show cause on or before June 28, 2016; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve this Order on petitioner by regular U.S. mail.

/s/_________

ROBERT B. KUGLER

United States District Judge