Opinion
NO. 3:CV-07-838.
May 14, 2007
ORDER
AND NOW, this 14th day of May, 2007, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of the Petition (Dkt. Entry 1) by certified mail on the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole;
2. Within twenty (20) days of receipt of this Order, Respondents shall answer the allegations in the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the manner required by Rule 5 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in the United States Courts;
3. A Memorandum of Law shall be filed with the Answer. The Memorandum shall contain the relevant facts and procedural history of the case, a recommended disposition of the Petition, and citations to pertinent case law;
4. If the Petitioner chooses to file a Reply, the Reply shall be filed within fifteen (15) days of the filing of the Response;
5. A determination whether the Petitioner should be produced for a hearing will be held in abeyance pending the filing of Respondents' Answer and Memorandum of Law, and the Petitioner's Reply, if he chooses to file one;
6. Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. Entry 2) is granted;