Opinion
Civ. No. 19-17691 (NLH)
12-29-2020
MICHAEL PAVLYIK, Petitioner, v. PATRICK NOGAN, Respondent.
APPEARANCES: Michael Pavlyik 695073 East Jersey State Prison Lock Bag R Rahway, NJ 07065 Petitioner Pro se Christine A. Hoffman, Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor Dana R. Anton, Acting Senior Assistant Prosecutor Office of the County Prosecutor P.O. Box 623 Woodbury, NJ 08096 Attorneys for Respondent
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCES: Michael Pavlyik
695073
East Jersey State Prison
Lock Bag R
Rahway, NJ 07065
Petitioner Pro se Christine A. Hoffman, Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor
Dana R. Anton, Acting Senior Assistant Prosecutor
Office of the County Prosecutor
P.O. Box 623
Woodbury, NJ 08096
Attorneys for Respondent HILLMAN, District Judge
WHEREAS, Petitioner Michael Pavlyik filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, see ECF No. 1; and
WHEREAS, Respondent filed its answer on October 8, 2020, see ECF No. 10; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner wrote to the Court stating he never received a copy of the answer. ECF No. 12. The Court ordered Respondent to send a new copy to Petitioner and extended the time for Petitioner to file his traverse by 30 days after he received the answer, ECF No. 13; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner sent a letter to the Court indicting he received the answer on December 16 and asked the last possible day to submit his traverse, ECF No. 15. The Court construes this as a request for an extension; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner may have until February 16, 2021 to submit his traverse. The traverse must be submitted to prison officials for mailing by that date,
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 29th day of December, 2020
ORDERED that Petitioner may have until February 16, 2021 to submit any response to prison officials for mailing; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk shall send Petitioner a copy of this Order by regular mail.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey