Dixon v. Ryan

WO 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 9 Clarence Wayne Dixon, No. CV-14-00258-PHX-DJH 10 Plaintiff, ORDER 11 V. DEATH PENALTY CASE David Shinn, et al., Execution Scheduled For: 13 Defendants. May PE, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.

15 Petitioner Clarence Wayne Dixon, a state prisoner under sentence of death, has filed 16]! 4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, based upon Ford v. 17 Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986) (Doc. 86) and a Motion to Stay his Pending Execution (Doc. 87).

19 Because Dixon’s execution is scheduled to take place in less than 48 hours, the 20|| Court finds good cause to order expedited and abbreviated briefing on the motion. The Court will consider whether to grant Defendant's request for oral argument as it reviews 22|| the briefing. Accordingly, 23 IT IS ORDERED that Respondents shall file a response to the Petition for Writ of || Habeas Corpus and Motion to Stay Execution no later than 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 9, || 2022. Due to the expedited nature of the request, the Court will not permit a reply.

26 Dated this 9th day of May, 2022.

27 5 (ap □□□ norable’ Dian 4 Huretewa United States District Judge