Bradley v. Gilbert

Filing 6

ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE by 1st Class/Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested; mailed on 11/1/12 to Respondent & AG's office; General Order sent to Pltf.Signed by Magistratea Judge J Richard Creatura. (CMG; cc to Petitioner)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 8 9 10 ALONZO LAMAR BRADLEY, 11 Petitioner, 13 ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE AND RETURN, §2254 PETITION v. 12 CASE NO. C12-5939 BHS-JRC MARGARET GILBERT, Respondent. 14 15 16 (l) The clerk shall arrange for service by certified mail upon respondent and the 17 Attorney General for the State of Washington, copies of the petition, all documents in support 18 thereof. All costs of service shall be advanced by the United States. The Clerk shall assemble 19 the necessary documents to effect service. In addition, the Clerk shall send petitioner a copy of 20 this Order, along with a copy of the Court’s General Order regarding pro se litigation. 21 (2) Within forty-five (45) days after such service, respondent(s) shall file and serve 22 an answer in accordance with Rule 5 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in United States 23 District Courts. As part of such answer, respondent(s) should state whether petitioner has 24 exhausted available state remedies, whether an evidentiary hearing is necessary, and whether ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE AND RETURN, §2254 PETITION - 1 1 there is any issue of abuse or delay under Rule 9. Respondent(s) shall file the answer with the 2 Clerk of the Court and serve a copy of the answer upon petitioner. 3 (3) The answer will be treated in accordance with Local Rule CR 7. Accordingly, 4 upon receipt of the answer the Clerk will note the matter for consideration on the fourth Friday 5 after the answer is filed, petitioner may file and serve a response not later than on the Monday 6 immediately preceding the Friday appointed for consideration of the matter, and respondent my 7 file and serve a reply brief not later than on the Thursday immediately preceding the Friday 8 designated for consideration of the matter. 9 Dated this 1st day of November, 2012. 10 11 A J. Richard Creatura United States Magistrate Judge 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE AND RETURN, §2254 PETITION - 2

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