Free Motion for Extension of Time to File - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00001-JJF

Document 11

Filed 05/07/2007

Page 1 of 5

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VERLIN J. ALEXANDER Petitioner, v. RALPH WILLIAMS, Warden and JOSEPH R. BIDEN III, Attorney General for the State of Delaware Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civ.Act.No. 07-01-JFF

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE CERTIFIED STATE COURT RECORDS 1. The petitioner, Verlin Alexander, has applied for federal habeas relief,

seeking pretrial dismissal of pending state court criminal charges. D.I. 1, at 5. The undersigned filed an answer to the petition on May 7, 2007. 2. By the terms of the Court's order, the respondents are directed to attach to

the answer certified copies of the state court records material to the questions raised in the petitioner's case. 3. Due to the large volume of record retrieval recently required by

prosecutors in the Appeals Division, the undersigned has been unable to obtain the certified state court records in order to file them contemporaneously with the answer. The undersigned anticipates obtaining and copying the records on or before May 30, 2007.

1

Case 1:07-cv-00001-JJF

Document 11

Filed 05/07/2007

Page 2 of 5

4.

Respondents submit that an extension of time to May 30, 2007 in which to

file certified copies of the material portions of the state court records in this case is reasonable. Respondents submit herewith a proposed order.

DATE: May 7, 2007

/s/ Kevin M. Carroll Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice 820 N. French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8500 Del. Bar. ID No. 4836

2

Case 1:07-cv-00001-JJF

Document 11

Filed 05/07/2007

Page 3 of 5

RULE 7.1.1 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that I have neither sought nor obtained the consent of the petitioner, who is incarcerated and appearing pro se, to the subject matter of this motion.

/s/ Kevin M. Carroll Deputy Attorney General Date: May 7, 2007 Counsel for Respondents

3

Case 1:07-cv-00001-JJF

Document 11

Filed 05/07/2007

Page 4 of 5

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on May 7, 2007, I electronically filed the attached documents with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF. I also hereby certify that on May 7, 2007, I have mailed by United States Postal Service, the same documents to the following nonregistered participant: Verlin Alexander No. 098778 Howard R. Young Correctional Institution 1301 East 12th Street Wilmington, DE 19809 /s/Kevin M. Carroll Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice 820 N. French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8500 Del. Bar. ID No. 4836 [email protected] Date: May 7, 2007

4

Case 1:07-cv-00001-JJF

Document 11

Filed 05/07/2007

Page 5 of 5

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VERLIN J. ALEXANDER Petitioner, v. RALPH WILLIAMS, Warden and JOSEPH R. BIDEN III, Attorney General for the State of Delaware Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER This _____day of _________________________, 2007, WHEREAS, respondents having requested an extension of time in which to file certified state court records, and, WHEREAS, it appearing to the Court that the requested extension is timely made and good cause has been shown for the extension, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that certified state court records related to this matter shall be filed on or before May 30, 2007.

Civ.Act.No. 07-01-JFF

____________________________ United States District Judge

5