Singleton Jr. v. Hutchings ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 * * * 9 ROBERT CHARLES SINGLETON, JR., Case No. 2:21-cv-01106-GMN-BNW 10 Petitioner, ORDER v. 11 WILLIAM HUTCHINGS, et al., 12 Respondents. 13 14 Before the court is a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 15 U.S.C. § 2254, submitted by Robert Charles Singleton, Jr. (ECF No. 1-1). On August 16 24, 2021, the court directed Singleton within 30 days to show cause and file such proof 17 he may have to demonstrate that he has exhausted his state remedies. See Rose v. 18 Lundy, 455 U.S. 509 (1982); 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b). More than the allotted time has 19 passed, and Singleton has not responded to the court’s order in any way. Accordingly, 20 the petition is dismissed without prejudice. See Rule 4, Rules Governing Habeas 21 Corpus. 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk detach and file the petition (ECF 2 No. 1-1). 3 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petition is DISMISSED without prejudice. 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk enter judgment accordingly and close 5 this case. 6 7 DATED: 22 December 2021. 8 9 GLORIA M. NAVARRO UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27