Opinion
2:21-cv-01971-ART-VSF
01-12-2023
TORRENCE LEWIS, Petitioner, v. CALVIN JOHNSON, et al., Respondents.
ORDER
ANNE R. TRAUM, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In this habeas corpus action, the Court appointed counsel for the petitioner, Torrence Lewis, on October 28, 2021 (ECF No. 6), and, after counsel appeared for Lewis, the Court entered a scheduling order on November 29, 2021 (ECF No. 11). Then, after an initial 91-day period, a 60-day extension, a 90-day extension, another 60-day extension, and a 92-day extension, Lewis was due to file an amended habeas petition by December 27, 2022. (See ECF Nos. 11, 13, 15, 18, 20.)
On December 27, 2022, Lewis filed a motion for extension of time (ECF No. 21), requesting a further 90-day extension, to March 27, 2023. Lewis's counsel states that the extension of time is necessary because of the time needed to complete her investigation. Counsel represents that the motion for extension of time is unopposed.
The Court finds that Lewis's 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 March 27, 2023, to file his amended habeas petition. In all other respects, the schedule for further proceedings set forth in the order entered November 29, 2021 (ECF No. 11) will remain in effect.