STOKES v. WATSON
Petitioner: ROBERT STOKES
Respondent: T.J. WATSON
Case Number: 2:2020cv00239
Filed: May 5, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Mark J Dinsmore
Referring Judge: James R Sweeney
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #10 Motion to Withdraw Attorney Appearance. Attorney Sara Varner withdrawn. Signed by Judge James R. Sweeney II on 6/30/2020. (KAA)
June 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION to Withdraw Attorney Appearance Sara J. Varner, filed by Petitioner ROBERT STOKES. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Varner, Sara)
June 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Extension of Time to File - The Respondent shall have to and including July 20, 2020, to file his response to the 2241 petition. Signed by Judge James R. Sweeney II on 6/4/2020. (KAA)
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION for Extension of Time to July 20, 2020 to Respond to the Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. 2241, filed by Respondent T.J. WATSON. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Wood, James)
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by James Robert Wood on behalf of Respondent T.J. WATSON. (Wood, James)
May 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Sara Varner on behalf of Petitioner ROBERT STOKES. (Varner, Sara)
May 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 CONSENT to Jurisdiction to US Magistrate Judge by ROBERT STOKES. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(AAS)
May 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Order to Show Cause and Granting Motion to Appoint Counsel - The clerk shall forward a copy of this Order to the United States Attorney for this District. The Indiana Federal Community Defenders Office, Inc. (IFCD) is hereby appointed to represent the petitioner in this action. The IFCD shall have through May 21, 2020, in which to appear. The petitioner's motion to appoint counsel, dkt. #2 , is granted. The United States shall have through June 18, 2020, in which to answer the allegations of the petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241, and the petitioner shall have twenty- eight (28) calendar days after service of the answer in which to reply. The petitioner shall have through June 4, 2020, in which to either pay the $5.00 filing fee or demonstrate his financial inability to do so. Distributed pursuant to distribution list. Signed by Judge James R. Sweeney II on 5/7/2020. (KAA)
May 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (KAA)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION to Appoint Counsel, filed by Petitioner ROBERT STOKES. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(KAA)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by ROBERT STOKES. (No fee paid with this filing) (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(KAA)

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Respondent: T.J. WATSON
Represented By: James Robert Wood
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Petitioner: ROBERT STOKES
Represented By: Sara Varner
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