Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CORNELL EUGENE WILSON, Jr., No. 2:21-cv-0793 KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER PAUL THOMPSON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a federal prisoner, proceeding pro se, with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. On November 5, 2021, petitioner filed a motion for a merits ruling on his petition, arguing that respondent failed to file a timely response. As discussed below, petitioner’s motion is denied. Background On August 25, 2021, the undersigned ordered respondent to file a responsive pleading within sixty days. Because the deadline ran on October 24, 2021, a Sunday, the response was due on or before October 25, 2021. Respondent did not file the motion to dismiss and response until November 5, 2021, eleven days later. (ECF No. 10.) On November 8, 2021, petitioner’s motion for a merits ruling, signed on November 1, 2021, was entered on the court docket. (ECF No. 12.) In the motion to…