Johnson v. Director, TDCJ-CID

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NOTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION MATTHEW JOHNSON, § § Petitioner, § § v. § Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-2310-E § BOBBY LUMPKIN, Director, § § Respondent. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR STAY The matters before the Court are (1) Johnson’s motion, filed May 4, 2021 (ECF no. 30), to stay and hold this case in abeyance or, alternatively, for an extension of time within which to reply to Respondent’s Answer and (2) Respondent’s response in opposition to Johnson’s stay motion, filed May 6, 2021 (ECF no. 31). For the reasons discussed below,…