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United States ex rel. Payton v. Hardy

United States District Court Northern District of Illinois
Oct 20, 2011
CASE NUMBER 11 C 6610 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2011)

Opinion

CASE NUMBER 11 C 6610

10-20-2011

United States ex rel. Tobias Payton (#R-10454) v. Warden Marcus Hardy


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or Magistrate Judge


Sitting Judge if Other

than Assigned Judge

DOCKET ENTRY TEXT:

The petitioner having paid the statutory filing fee, the respondent is ordered to answer the petition or otherwise plead within twenty-one days of the date of this order.

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STATEMENT

Tobias Payton, an Illinois state prisoner, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner challenges his convictions for unlawful use of a weapon, home invasion, and aggravated battery with a firearm on the grounds that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he was denied a speedy trial; (3) his defense attorney was ineffective; (4) the trial court committed reversible error in allowing the State to introduce evidence of other crimes; and (5) the trial court abused its discretion in failing to investigate the petitioner's claim that his counsel's performance was deficient. The petitioner has paid the statutory filing fee, as directed. See Minute Order of September 23, 2011.

The petitioner maintains that he has exhausted state court remedies as to all claims raised in his habeas petition and appears to have filed this action in a timely manner. Accordingly, the respondent is ordered to answer the petition or otherwise plead within twenty-one days of the date this order is entered on the clerk's docket. This preliminary order to respond does not, of course, preclude the State from making whatever waiver, exhaustion or timeliness arguments it may wish to present.

The petitioner is instructed to file all future papers concerning this action with the Clerk of Court in care of the Prisoner Correspondent. The petitioner must provide the court with the original plus a judge's copy (including a complete copy of any exhibits) of every document filed. In addition, the petitioner must send an exact copy of any court filing to the Chief, Criminal Appeals Division, Attorney General's Office, 100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Every document filed by the petitioner must include a certificate of service stating to whom exact copies were sent and the date of mailing. Any paper that is sent directly to the judge or that otherwise fails to comply with these instructions may be disregarded by the court or returned to the petitioner.


Summaries of

United States ex rel. Payton v. Hardy

United States District Court Northern District of Illinois
Oct 20, 2011
CASE NUMBER 11 C 6610 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2011)
Case details for

United States ex rel. Payton v. Hardy

Case Details

Full title:United States ex rel. Tobias Payton (#R-10454) v. Warden Marcus Hardy

Court:United States District Court Northern District of Illinois

Date published: Oct 20, 2011

Citations

CASE NUMBER 11 C 6610 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2011)