Kras v. Phillips et al, No. 3:2009cv03089 - Document 7 (C.D. Ill. 2009)

Court Description: OPINION entered by Judge Jeanne E. Scott on 05/19/2009. SEE WRITTEN OPINION. The Attorney General for the State of Illinois is ordered to file on or before June 30, 2009, an answer pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Cases to Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Petitioner is granted 21 days from the time the answer is filed to file a reply. (DM, ilcd)

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E-FILED Tuesday, 19 May, 2009 02:47:55 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION KRISTOPHER P. KRAS, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Petitioner, v. LARRY PHILLIPS, Facility Director Department of Human Services Treatment and Detention Facility, and LISA MADIGAN, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, Respondents. No. 09-3089 OPINION JEANNE E. SCOTT, U.S. District Judge: This cause is before the Court on Petitioner's Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (d/e 1) (Petition). Petitioner paid the requisite filing fee on May 7, 2009; thus, this Court undertakes the initial consideration of the Petition under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases. After a review of the Petition, this Court finds that a summary dismissal is not warranted. Therefore, pursuant to Rule 4, the Court directs the Attorney General for the State of Illinois to respond to the Petition. 1 The response shall discuss the merits and the procedural posture of the Petition, i.e. whether Petitioner has exhausted his state remedies and/or procedurally defaulted any of his claims. See Rule 5 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases. THEREFORE, the Attorney General for the State of Illinois is ordered to file on or before June 30, 2009, an answer pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Cases to Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Petitioner is granted 21 days from the time the answer is filed to file a reply. IT IS THEREFORE SO ORDERED. ENTER: May 19, 2009 FOR THE COURT: s/ Jeanne E. Scott JEANNE E. SCOTT UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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