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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE DONALD R. COCHRAN Petitioner, v. PERRY PHELPS, Warden and JOSEPH R. BIDEN, III, Attorney General for the State of Delaware Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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

alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and a variety of other errors in his state court criminal proceedings. D.I. 1. The undersigned filed an answer to the petition on June 13, 2008. 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 appeal. 3. A request for certified records has been made to the Delaware Supreme The undersigned

Court. Counsel has not yet received any reply to this request. anticipates obtaining the records no later than July 11, 2008. 4. records.

This is respondents' FIRST request for an extension of time to file

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Respondents submit that an extension of time to July 11, 2008 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.

/s/ James T. Wakley Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice 820 N. French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8500 Del. Bar. ID No. 4612 DATE: June 13, 2008

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 13, 2008, I electronically filed the attached documents with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF. I also hereby certify that on June 13, 2008, I will mail, by United States Postal Service, the same documents to the following non-registered participant:

Donald R. Cochran SBI # 00201992 Delaware Correctional Center 1181 Paddock Road Smyrna, DE 19977

/s/ James T. Wakley Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice 820 N. French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8500 Del. Bar. ID No. 4612 [email protected] Date: June 13, 2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE DONALD R. COCHRAN, Petitioner, v. PERRY PHELPS, Warden and JOSEPH R. BIDEN III, Attorney General for the State of Delaware Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER This _____day of _________________________, 2008, 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 July 11, 2008.

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____________________________ United States District Judge