Engstrom v. Franks
Petitioner: Michael Engstrom
Respondent: Scott Franks
Interested Party: Nebraska Attorney General
Case Number: 8:2017cv00166
Filed: May 15, 2017
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Office: 8 Omaha Office
Presiding Judge: Pro Se Docket
Presiding Judge: Richard G. Kopf
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 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER the petition for a writ of habeas corpus (filing no. 1 ) is denied and dismissed with prejudice. A separate judgment will be issued. However, no certificate of appealability will be issued. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LAC)
September 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER that since case number 8:17CV166 attacks two separate convictions in two separate courts, but only one petition was filed, the Clerk shall open a new case and file this order in the new civil case as well as in 8:17CV166. It is unnecessary to copy any of the filings from 8:17CV166 to the new case. The Court will take judicial notice of all such filings as of today's date for purposes of resolving the new case. All subsequent filings shall be placed in both cases. No separate filing fee shall be collected. The undersigned will consider the new case to have been filed on May 15, 2017, for purposes of the statute of limitations. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LAC)
May 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Upon initial review of the Petition (Filing No. 1 ), the court preliminarily determines that Petitioner's claims are potentially cognizable in federal court. By July 3, 2017, Respondent must file a motion for summary ju dgment or state 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: July 3, 2017: deadline for Respondent to file state court records in support o f answer or motion for summary judgment. If Respondent elects to file a motion for summary judgment, thefollowing procedures must be followed by Respondent and Petitioner. If Respondent elects to file an answer, the following procedures must be followed by Respondent and Petitioner.The clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: August 2, 2017: check for Respondents answer and separate brief. No discovery shall be undertaken without leave of the court. See Rule 6 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(LAC,)
May 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER that Petitioner's Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (Filing No. 2 ) is granted. The next step in this case is for the court to conduct a preliminary review of the habeas corpus petition in accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases. The court will conduct this review in its normal course of business. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LAC)
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Petitioner: Michael Engstrom
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Interested party: Nebraska Attorney General
Represented By: Douglas J. Peterson
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