WILLIAMS v. VEAL

Full title: HENRY C. WILLIAMS III, Petitioner, v. MARTIN VEAL, et al., Respondents

Court: United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Aug 4, 2006

No. CIV S-06-1666 GEB DAD P (E.D. Cal. Aug. 4, 2006)

Opinion

No. CIV S-06-1666 GEB DAD P.

August 4, 2006

ORDER

DALE DROZD, Magistrate Judge

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee.

Since petitioner may be entitled to relief if the claimed violation of constitutional rights is proved, respondents will be directed to file a response to petitioner's habeas petition.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Respondents are directed to file a response to petitioner's habeas petition within thirty days from the date of this order.See Rule 4, Fed.R. Governing § 2254 Cases. An answer shall be accompanied by all transcripts and other documents relevant to the issues presented in the petition. See Rule 5, Fed.R. Governing § 2254 Cases;

2. If the response to the habeas petition is an answer, petitioner's reply, if any, shall be filed and served within thirty days after service of the answer;

3. If the response to the habeas petition is a motion, petitioner's opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion shall be filed and served within thirty days after service of the motion, and respondents' reply shall be filed and served within fifteen days thereafter; and

4. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order together with a copy of the petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on Jennifer A. Neill, Lead Supervising Deputy Attorney General.