Opinion
No. CV-98-72-PHX-SMM
04-10-2012
Samuel Villegas Lopez, Petitioner, v. Charles L. Ryan, et al., Respondents.
DEATH PENALTY CASE
ORDER SETTING EXPEDITED BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Petitioner, an Arizona capital prisoner, is scheduled to be executed on May 16, 2012. On April 9, 2012, Petitioner filed a motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). (Doc. 237.) In light of the impending execution date,
IT IS ORDERED that Respondents shall file a response to Petitioner's motion no later than Monday, April 16, 2012. Because this Court has already returned the state court record to the Arizona Supreme Court (see Doc. 234), Respondents shall append to their response copies of any documents or transcripts from the state court record relevant to consideration of Petitioner's motion. The Court does not require a reply brief.
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Stephen M. McNamee
Senior United States District Judge