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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
KENNETH F. REEDER, )
Petitioner, ;
v. g Civil Action No. 07—2'r[3-SLR
THOMAS CARROLL, g
Warden, and JOSEPH )
R. BIDEN III, Attorney )
General of the State )
of Delaware, )
Respondents. g
O R D E R
At Wilmington this _@—_ day of October, 2007, the petition of Kenneth F. Reeder
for a Writ of Habeas Corpus having been reviewed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Rule
4;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Rules 3(b) and 4, the clerk shall forthwith serve
by certified mail a copy ofthe petition, amended petition, and memorandum in support
(D.l. 1; D.l. 10; D.|. 2), the order dated May 25, 2007 (D.l. 5), the AEDPA election form
(D.l. 6),the order dated September 7, 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 receipt of the petition and this order, in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Rule 5, respondents shall:
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a. State whether the petitioner has exhausted his state remedies
including any post—conviction remedies available to him under the statutes or procedural
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 ofthe opinion(s) of
the appellate court, if any.
f. Attach to the answer copies of any Rule 61 affidavits filed by
petitioner’s trial and/or 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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