Opinion
1:20-cv-4074 (NLH)
09-24-2020
JEFFREY JOHN VALENTA, Petitioner, v. DAVID ORTIZ, Respondent.
APPEARANCES: Jeffrey John Valenta 35910-068 Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution Inmate Mail/Parcels East: P.O. Box 2000 Fort Dix, NJ 08640 Petitioner pro se Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney Jessica Rose O'Neill, Assistant United States Attorney U.S. Attorney's Office 401 Market Street 4th Floor P.O. Box 2098 Camden, NJ 08101 Attorneys for Respondent
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCES : Jeffrey John Valenta
35910-068
Fort Dix
Federal Correctional Institution
Inmate Mail/Parcels
East: P.O. Box 2000
Fort Dix, NJ 08640
Petitioner pro se Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney
Jessica Rose O'Neill, Assistant United States Attorney
U.S. Attorney's Office
401 Market Street
4th Floor
P.O. Box 2098
Camden, NJ 08101
Attorneys for Respondent HILLMAN , District Judge
WHEREAS, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on April 13, 2020, see ECF No. 1; and
WHEREAS, the Court ordered Respondent to answer the petition within 45 days on June 2, 2020, see ECF No. 7; and
WHEREAS, the 45-day period to file an answer or motion to dismiss ended on July 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Respondent has not filed its answer to date,
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 24th day of September, 2020
ORDERED that within 14 days of this Order, Respondent shall show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Petitioner by regular mail.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey