Free Order (AEDPA) Service Order (2254) - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ROLAND WILLIAMS, )
Petitioner, ;
v. g Civil Action No. 06-142-GMS
RICHARD KEARNEY, )
Warden, and CARL C. )
DANBERG, Attorney )
General of the State of )
Delaware, )
Respondents. )
O R D E R
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At Wilmington this gib day of [biffl , 2006, the petition of
Roland Williams for a Writ of Habeas Corpus having been reviewed
pursuant to Rule 4, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
l. Pursuant to Rules 3(b) and 4, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254, the
clerk shall forthwith serve a copy of the petition (D.I. l), the order
dated March 30, 2006 (D.I. 7), the AEDPA election form (D.I. 9), and
this order upon: (I) the above—named Warden of the facility in which
petitioner is housed; and (2) the Attorney General of the State of
Delaware.
2. Within forty—five (45) days of service of the petition and
this order, in accordance with Rule 5, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254,
respondents shall:
a. State whether the petitioner has exhausted his state

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remedies including any post—conviction remedies available to him under
the statutes or procedural rules of the State and including also his
right of appeal both from the judgment of conviction and from any
adverse judgment or order in the post—conviction proceeding;
b. State whether any claim in the petition is barred by a
procedural bar, non—retroactivity, or the statute of limitations;
c. Respond to the allegations of the petition;
d. Indicate what transcripts (of pretrial, trial,
sentencing, and post—conviction proceedings) are available, when they
can be furnished, and also what proceedings have been recorded and not
transcribed;
e. Attach to the answer certified copies of such portions
of the transcripts as may be material to the questions raised in the
petition, as well as certified copies of the petitioner’s brief(s) on
appeal (direct and/or post—conviction) and of the opinion(s) of the
appellate court, if any.
3. The clerk shall mail a copy of this order forthwith to the
petitioner.
UNI ED STA ES DISTRI T JUDGE
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