Horton v. Doe

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
DELTA DIVISION
CARLOUS HORTON 	PETITIONER
Reg. #22997-045
V. 	No. 2:25-cv-00176-JM-ERE
WARDEN, FCI-FORREST CITY 	RESPONDENT
ORDER
On September 5, 2025, Petitioner Carlous Horton filed a petition for habeas corpus
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Doc. 1. Respondent was served with the petition, and a
response is due November 4, 2025. Doc. 17.
Due to the government shutdown, various federal employees have been furloughed,
including the entire civil division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of
Arkansas. 	This 	case 	cannot 	proceed 	until 	Respondent 	files 	a 	response; 	however,
Respondent’s attorneys of record, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to work
at this time.
Based on the Court’s inherent authority to manage its docket, the Court sua sponte
extends Respondent’s deadline to file a response to Petitioner’s habeas petition (and the
two, related pending motions, Docs. 21, 22) until 14 days after Congress restores
appropriations for the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
So Ordered 28 October 2025.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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