Coutts v. State of Nebraska
Petitioner: James A. Coutts
Respondent: State of Nebraska
Interested Party: Nebraska Attorney General
Case Number: 4:2013cv03144
Filed: August 12, 2013
Court: US District Court for the District of Nebraska
Office: 4 Lincoln Office
Presiding Judge: Laurie Smith Camp
Presiding Judge: Pro Se Docket
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus: General
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None

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September 2, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 38 Motion to Withdraw Document. Coutts's Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 24 is dismissed without prejudice. The Court will enter a separate Judgment in accordance with this Memorandum and Order and the Memorandum and Order dated June 18, 2014. (See Filing No. 34 (dismissing the claims raised in Coutts's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing No. 1 ) with prejudice).) Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (JSF)
June 19, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that upon initial review of the Amended Petition (Filing No. 24), the court preliminarily determines that Claims One and Three, as set forth in this Memorandum and Order, are potentially cognizable in federal court. By August 5 , 2014, Respondent shall file a motion for summary judgment or state court records in support of an answer. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadlines in this case using the following text: August 5, 2014: deadline f or Respondent to file state court records in support of answer or motion for summary judgment; and the following text : September 2, 2014:check for Respondent to file answer and separate brief. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copies mailed to pro se party and as directed)(ADB)
May 19, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying 31 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (JSF)
November 19, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that upon initial review of the habeas corpus petition 1 , the court preliminarily determines that Petitioner's claims, as set forth in this Memorandum and Order, are potentially cognizable in federal court. The Clerk of th e court is directed to mail copies of this memorandum and order and the section 2254 petition to Respondent and the Nebraska Attorney General by regular first-class mail. By January 2, 2014, Respondent shall file a motion for summary judgment or stat e court records in support of an answer. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: January 2, 2014: deadline for Respondent to file state court records in support of answer or motion for summary judgment. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (JSF)
November 7, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that the Plaintiff shall have 30 days from the date of this Memorandum and Order to file an amended petition for writ of habeas corpus naming the current warden of Petitioner's place of confinement as the respondent. In the alternative, Plaintiff may file a motion to substitute party. The clerk's office is directed to set the following pro se case management deadline: December 9, 2013: Deadline for the petitioner to name proper respondent. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(ADB)
August 26, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER provisionally granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner is relieved from paying the fee at this time. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (JSF)
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Interested party: Nebraska Attorney General
Represented By: Jon C. Bruning
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Petitioner: James A. Coutts
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