Martel Artis v. Warden of High Desert State Prison

Artis · United States District Court for the District of Nevada · December 29, 2025 · No. 2:25-cv-02190-ART-NJK

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada directs habeas petitioner Martel Artis to show cause why his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition should not be dismissed without prejudice as wholly unexhausted. The court denies Artis’s motion for an extension of time and permits him to address exhaustion or request a stay by January 19, 2026.

Holdings

  1. A federal court may screen a § 2254 petition under Habeas Rule 4 and require the petitioner to show cause why the petition should not be dismissed without prejudice when the petition appears wholly unexhausted.
  2. The motion for extension of time is denied because it is unclear what deadline or period Artis seeks to extend.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the court should require Artis to show cause why his § 2254 petition should not be dismissed without prejudice as wholly unexhausted.
  2. Whether Artis's motion for an extension of time should be granted when the requested extension was unclear.

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (10)

  • Valdez v. Montgomery, 918 F.3d 687, 693 (9th Cir. 2019)(followed)
  • Boyd v. Thompson, 147 F.3d 1124, 1128 (9th Cir. 1998)(followed)
  • Hendricks v. Vasquez, 908 F.2d 490, 491 (9th Cir. 1990)(followed)
  • O’Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838, 844–45 (1999)(followed)
  • Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 731 (1991)(followed)
  • Picard v. Connor, 404 U.S. 270, 276 (1971)(followed)
  • Woods v. Sinclair, 764 F.3d 1109, 1129 (9th Cir. 2014)(followed)
  • Castillo v. McFadden, 399 F.3d 993, 999 (9th Cir. 2005)(followed)
  • Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509, 510 (1982)(followed)
  • Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269, 273–75 (2005)(followed)

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