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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 LAWRENCE GEORGE HASH, Case No. 19-cv-00784-YGR (PR)

5 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT;

6 v. SUA SPONTE GRANTING

RESPONDENT EXTENSION OF TIME

7 KELLY SANTORO, Warden, TO FILE MOTION TO DISMISS; AND

DIRECTIONS TO CLERK

Respondent. 8

9 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a federal petition for writ of habeas 10 corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has filed a motion to declare Respondent in 11 default for failure to answer his petition in the time provided, which the Court construes as a 12 motion requesting the entry of default judgment against Respondent. Dkt. 17. Specifically, 13 Petitioner argues that Respondent failed to file her answer or motion to dismiss by September 23, 14 2019 as ordered by the Court in its July 24, 2019 order to show cause. 15 However, Respondent did file an untimely motion to dismiss on October 13, 2019. Dkt. 16 16. Finding good cause, the Court excuses Respondent’s untimeliness and sua…