Dixon v. Lee

Dixon v. Lee

Petitioner:	William Dixon
Respondent:	Warden William Lee
Case Number:	1:2014cv07162
Filed:	December 4, 2014
Court:	US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office:	Brooklyn Office
Presiding Judge:	Sandra L. Townes
Nature of Suit:	Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By:	None

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June 11, 2015	Filing 16 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Currently before the Court is the mixed 1 petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by petitioner William Dixon on December 1, 2014. Petitioner 14 moves to hold the petition in abeyance while he exhausts his claims in st ate court. For the reasons stated herein, the motion is denied and petitioner is ordered to show cause by August 10, 2015 why this petition should not be dismissed as a mixed petition. Petitioner may elect to withdraw his unexhausted claims so th at this Court can review the properly exhausted claims. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directly to mail a copy of this Order to petitioner and note the mailing on the docket. (Show Cause Response due by 8/10/2015.) Ordered by Judge Sandra L. Townes on 6/10/2015. Copy mailed to pro se petitioner. (Barrett, C)
March 30, 2015	Filing 11 MEMORANDUM & ORDER denying without prejudice petitioner's 9 motion to hold his 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in abeyance. Petitioner is free to file another motion for a stay and abeyance, provided he can demonstrate "good ca use" for his failure to raise previously the claims he is now planning to exhaust in State court. Any such motion shall explain the claims to be raised in his C.P.L. 440.10 motion with sufficient particularity to enable this Court to make an independent determination that his claims are not "plainly meritless." Ordered by Judge Sandra L. Townes on 3/27/2015. Copy mailed to pro se petitioner. (Barrett, C)

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June 11, 2015

Filing 16 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Currently before the Court is the mixed 1 petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by petitioner William Dixon on December 1, 2014. Petitioner 14 moves to hold the petition in abeyance while he exhausts his claims in st ate court. For the reasons stated herein, the motion is denied and petitioner is ordered to show cause by August 10, 2015 why this petition should not be dismissed as a mixed petition. Petitioner may elect to withdraw his unexhausted claims so th at this Court can review the properly exhausted claims. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directly to mail a copy of this Order to petitioner and note the mailing on the docket. (Show Cause Response due by 8/10/2015.) Ordered by Judge Sandra L. Townes on 6/10/2015. Copy mailed to pro se petitioner. (Barrett, C)

March 30, 2015

Filing 11 MEMORANDUM & ORDER denying without prejudice petitioner's 9 motion to hold his 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in abeyance. Petitioner is free to file another motion for a stay and abeyance, provided he can demonstrate "good ca use" for his failure to raise previously the claims he is now planning to exhaust in State court. Any such motion shall explain the claims to be raised in his C.P.L. 440.10 motion with sufficient particularity to enable this Court to make an independent determination that his claims are not "plainly meritless." Ordered by Judge Sandra L. Townes on 3/27/2015. Copy mailed to pro se petitioner. (Barrett, C)

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Respondent: Warden William Lee
Represented By:	Amy Merrill Appelbaum
Represented By:	KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE - GENERIC
Represented By:	NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE - GENERIC
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