Bridges v. Bertsch

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
John C. Bridges, a/k/a Almighty God Satan, )
) 	ORDER DENYING MOTION
) 	FOR RECONSIDERATION
Petitioner, 	)
)
vs. 	)
)
Leann Bertsch, Director, North Dakota 	)
Department of Corrections and 	)
Rehabilitation, 	)
) 	Case No. 1:18-cv-266
Respondent. 	)
On March 4, 2019, the Court issued an order granting the Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss
and denying the Petitioner’s habeas petition with prejudice. 	On March 22, 2019, the Petitioner
filed a Motion for Reconsideration. He asserts the Court improvidently granted the Respondent’s
Motion to Dismiss as it pertained to the original and not the amended habeas petition.
The Petitioner’s assertion is specious. The Petitioner conveniently ignores the fact that the
Respondent filed a supplement to her Motion to Dismiss in which she asserted that the Petitioner’s
habeas petition as amended was time-barred. (Doc. No. 19). It should also be pointed out that the
Petitioner never filed a response or otherwise objected to this supplement.
The Court finds no basis for reconsidering its previous order. The Petitioner’s original and
amended habeas petitions are timed-barred for the reasons articulated in the Court’s order of March
4, 2019. The Petitioner’s Motion for Reconsideration (Doc. No. 32) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 30th day of April, 2019.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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