STEWART v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al, No. 1:2018cv17197 - Document 15 (D.N.J. 2020)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER denying without prejudice, Petitioner's request for an extension of time 14 ; ORDERED that Respondent's deadline to answer is extended to June 29, 2020. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 5/12/2020. (dmr)(n.m.)

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STEWART v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al Doc. 15 Case 1:18-cv-17197-NLH Document 15 Filed 05/12/20 Page 1 of 3 PageID: 203 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY 1:18-cv-17197 (NLH) DARNELL STEWART, MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Petitioner, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Respondent. APPEARANCES: Darnell Stewart 567134/136118C New Jersey State Prison PO Box 861 Trenton, NJ 08625 Petitioner pro se Jill S. Mayer, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Kevin Jay Hein, Assistant Prosecutor Camden County Prosecutor's Office 200 Federal Street Camden, NJ 08103 Attorneys for Respondent HILLMAN, District Judge WHEREAS, Petitioner Darnell Stewart filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on December 12, 2018, see ECF No. 1; and WHEREAS, Respondent moved to dismiss the petition as Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:18-cv-17197-NLH Document 15 Filed 05/12/20 Page 2 of 3 PageID: 204 untimely under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, see ECF No. 7; and WHEREAS, the Court denied the motion on April 14, 2020 and ordered Respondent to file a full answer to the petition, see ECF No. 13; and WHEREAS, Petitioner filed a letter on May 8, 2020 asking for a 90-day extension due to an inability to access the law library because of a lockdown imposed in light of the covid-19 pandemic, ECF No. 14; and WHEREAS, there is currently nothing due from the Petitioner. Pursuant to the Court’s April 14 order, Respondent was to file its answer by May 29, 2020. However, Chief Judge Wolfson issued Standing Order 2020-09 on April 17, 2020 directing that “all filing and discovery deadlines in civil matters that currently fall between May 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020 are extended by 30 days . . . .” Standing Order 2020-09, available at https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/202009.pdf (last visited May 11, 2020); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Standing Order 2020-09, Respondent’s deadline to answer is extended to June 29, 2020. Petitioner would then be able to submit a traverse by July 29, 2020; and WHEREAS, Petitioner does not indicate in his letter why he requires an extension. If he needs an extension in order to file his traverse after he receives Respondent’s answer, he may 2 Case 1:18-cv-17197-NLH Document 15 Filed 05/12/20 Page 3 of 3 PageID: 205 request one at that time, THEREFORE, IT IS on this 12th day of May, 2020 ORDERED that Petitioner’s request for an extension of time, ECF No. 14, is denied without prejudice; and it is further ORDERED that Respondent’s deadline to answer is extended to June 29, 2020; 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 3

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