D.D.W. v. Warden, Stewart Detention Center

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia extends the time for the respondent to respond to D.D.W.’s petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The respondent must file a comprehensive response within 21 days, after which the petitioner may reply within 14 days; the court will then consider whether an evidentiary hearing is warranted.

Holdings

1. Good cause existed to extend the time for the respondent to file a comprehensive response to the § 2241 application, and the respondent was granted twenty-one days to respond.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause existed under 28 U.S.C. § 2243 to extend the respondent's time to respond to the § 2241 application.
2. Whether the existing application provided sufficient information for the court to determine whether petitioner was entitled to a bond hearing.

Disposition

other