THOMAS v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al, No. 1:2021cv16164 - Document 10 (D.N.J. 2022)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting 8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer; Petitioner may file a traverse within 45 days of this Order. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 4/25/2022. (mag, N.M.)

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THOMAS v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al Doc. 10 Case 1:21-cv-16164-NLH Document 10 Filed 04/25/22 Page 1 of 2 PageID: 2380 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ______________________________ : JONATHAN THOMAS, : : Petitioner, : Civ. No. 21-16164 (NLH) : v. : MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER : : THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE : STATE OF NEW JERSEY, et al., : : Respondents. : ______________________________: APPEARANCE: Jonathan Thomas 138517D 8426 New Jersey State Prison PO Box 861 Trenton, NJ 08625 Petitioner Pro se John T. Lenahan, Salem County Prosecutor David Galemba, Assistant Prosecutor Salem County Prosecutor’s Office Fenwick Building 87 Market Street P.O. Box 462 Salem, NJ 08079 Attorneys for Respondent HILLMAN, District Judge WHEREAS, Petitioner Jonathan Thomas filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, see ECF No. 1; and Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:21-cv-16164-NLH Document 10 Filed 04/25/22 Page 2 of 2 PageID: 2381 WHEREAS, the Honorable Robert B. Kugler, D.N.J., ordered Respondent to answer the petition, ECF No. 3; and WHEREAS, this matter was reassigned to the undersigned on February 25, 2022, ECF No. 7; and WHEREAS, Respondent filed a motion for an extension to file its answer, ECF No. 8; and WHEREAS, Respondent has since filed its response, ECF No. 9, THEREFORE, IT IS on this 25th day of April, 2022 ORDERED that Respondent’s motion for an extension, ECF No. 8, be, and hereby is, granted. The answer is deemed timely filed; and it is further ORDERED that Petitioner may file a traverse within 45 days of this Order; and it is finally ORDERED that the Clerk shall send Petitioner a copy of this Order by regular mail. s/ Noel L. Hillman NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey 2

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