Muhammad v. Garrett

• Court: District Court, D. Nevada
• Decided: April 7, 2022
• Docket: 3:22-cv-00142
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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9 RAHIM MUHAMMAD, Case No. 3:22-cv-00142-RCJ-CLB

10 Petitioner, ORDER v. 11 TIM GARRETT, et al., 12 Respondents. 13 Rahim Muhammad has submitted a pro se 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of 14 habeas corpus (ECF No. 1-1). He has paid the filing fee, therefore, his application to 15 16 proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is denied as moot. The court has reviewed the 17 petition pursuant to Habeas Rule 4 and directs that it be served on respondents. 18 A petition for federal habeas corpus should include all claims for relief of which 19 petitioner is aware. If petitioner fails to include such a claim in his petition, he may be 20 forever barred from seeking federal habeas relief upon that claim. See 28 U.S.C. 21 §2254(b) (successive petitions). If petitioner is aware of any claim not included in his 22 petition, he should notify the court of that as soon as possible, perhaps by means of a 23 24 motion to amend his petition to add the claim. 25 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that petitioner’s application to proceed in forma 26 pauperis (ECF No. 1) is DENIED as moot. 27 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court detach, file, and electronically 2 SERVE the petition (ECF No. 1-1) on the respondents. 3 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk add Aaron D. Ford, Nevada Attorney 4 General, as counsel for respondents and provide respondents an electronic copy of all 5 items previously filed in this case by regenerating the Notice of Electronic Filing to the 6 7 office of the AG only. 8 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondents file a response to the petition, 9 including potentially by motion to dismiss, within 90 days of service of the petition, with 10 any requests for relief by petitioner by motion otherwise being subject to the normal 11 briefing schedule under the local rules. Any response filed is to comply with the 12 remaining provisions below, which are entered pursuant to Habeas Rule 5. 13 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any procedural defenses raised by respondents 14 15 in this case be raised together in a single consolidated motion to dismiss. In other 16 words, the court does not wish to address any procedural defenses raised herein either 17 in seriatum fashion in multiple successive motions to dismiss or embedded in the 18 answer. Procedural defenses omitted from such motion to dismiss will be subject to 19 potential waiver. Respondents should not file a response in this case that consolidates 20 their procedural defenses, if any, with their response on the merits, except pursuant to 21 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(2) as to any unexhausted claims clearly lacking merit. If 22 23 respondents do seek dismissal of unexhausted claims under § 2254(b)(2): (a) they will 24 do so within the single motion to dismiss not in the answer; and (b) they will specifically 25 direct their argument to the standard for dismissal under § 2254(b)(2) set forth in 26 Cassett v. Stewart, 406 F.3d 614, 623-24 (9th Cir. 2005). In short, no procedural 27 1|| defenses, including exhaustion, should be included with the merits in an answer. All 2 procedural defenses, including exhaustion, instead must be raised by motion to dismiss. 3 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in any answer filed on the merits, respondents specifically cite to and address the applicable state court written decision and state

6 court record materials, if any, regarding each claim within the response as to that claim. 7 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner has 45 days from service of the 8|| answer, motion to dismiss, or other response to file a reply or opposition, with any other 9|| requests for relief by respondents by motion otherwise being subject to the normal 10 briefing schedule under the local rules. " IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any additional state court record exhibits filed herein by either petitioner or respondents be filed with a separate index of exhibits

14 identifying the exhibits by number. The parties will identify filed CM/ECF attachments 45|| by the number or numbers of the exhibits in the attachment. 16 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, at this time, the parties send courtesy copies of 17 any responsive pleading or motion and all INDICES OF EXHIBITS ONLY to the 18 Reno Division of this court. Courtesy copies should be mailed to the Clerk of Court, 400 "9 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89501, and directed to the attention of “Staff Attorney” on the outside of the mailing address label. No further courtesy copies are required unless

22 and until requested by the court. 23 DATED: 7 April 2022. 24 25 Keen C. i 26 UNITED STAJFES DISTRICT JUDGE 27 28