Free Order (AEDPA) Service Order (2254) - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00421-JJF Document 7 Filed O9/24/2007 Paget of2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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ISAIAS R. ORTIZ, ) I-
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THOMAS CARROLL, )
Warden, and ATTORNEY )
GENERAL OF THE STATE )
OF DELAWARE, )
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Respondents. )
O R D E R
At Wilmington this ff day of September, 2007, the petition of lsaias R. Ortiz
for a Writ of Habeas Corpus having been reviewed pursuant to Rule 4, 28 U.S.C. foll. §
2254, and noting that petitioner did not file the AEDPA election form by August 31,
2007, as previously ordered by the court ;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Pursuant to Rules 3(b) and 4, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254, the clerk shall forthwith
serve a copy of the petition and the memorandum in support (D.l. 2; D.l. 3), the order
dated July 13, 2007 (D.I. 8), and this order upon: (1) the above-named Warden of the
facility in which petitioner is housed; and (2) the Attorney General of the State of
Delaware.
2. Within forty-five (45) days of service of the petition and this order, in
accordance with Rule 5, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254, respondents shall:
a. State whether the petitioner has exhausted his state remedies
including any post-conviction remedies available to him under the statutes or procedural

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rules of the State and including also his right of appeal both from the judgment of
conviction and from any adverse judgment or order in the post-conviction proceeding;
b. State whether any claim in the petition is barred by a procedural bar,
non-retroactivity, or the statute of limitations;
c. Respond to the allegations of the petition;
d. Indicate what transcripts (of pretrial, trial, sentencing, and post-
conviction proceedings) are available, when they can be furnished, and also what
proceedings have been recorded and not transcribed;
e. Attach to the answer certified copies of such portions of the transcripts
as may be material to the questions raised in the petition, as well as certified copies of
the petitioner’s brief(s) on appeal (direct and/or post-conviction) and of the opinion(s) of
the appellate court, if any.
f. Attach to the answer copies of any Rule 61 affidavits filed by
petitioner’s trial andlor appellate counsel in response to allegations of ineffective
assistance of counsel raised in a petitioner’s post-conviction proceeding filed
pursuant to Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 61.
3. The clerk shall mail a copy of this order forthwith to the petitioner.
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