Jackson v. Outlaw

Filing 3

ORDER directing petitioner to either pay the $5.00 filing fee in full or file a properly completed application to proceed ifp within 30 days of the entry of this Order; and directing the Clerk to send to petitioner an ifp application. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 12/22/11. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
EASTERN DIVISION
DONALD JACKSON
REG. #25664-077
V.

PETITIONER

2:11-CV-00233 SWW-JTK

T.C. OUTLAW, Warden,
FCI - Forrest City

RESPONDENT

ORDER
Petitioner has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
(DE #1) However, Petitioner has neither paid the $5.00 filing fee nor filed an
Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.
If Petitioner wishes to proceed with this action, he must either: (1) pay the $5.00
filing fee in full;1 or (2) file a properly completed Application to Proceed In Forma
Pauperis. Petitioner is hereby advised that the failure to timely and properly comply
with this Order could result in the dismissal of this habeas action, without prejudice,
pursuant to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2).2

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Any payment Petitioner sends to the Court must clearly indicate that it is for
payment of the filing fee in “Jackson v. Outlaw, 2:11CV00233 SWW-JTK”
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Petitioner is hereby notified of his responsibility to comply with the Local Rules
of the Court, including Rule 5.5(c)(2), which states:
It is the duty of any party not represented by counsel to promptly notify the Clerk
and the other parties to the proceedings of any change in his or her address, to
monitor the progress of the case, and to prosecute or defend the action diligently.
A party appearing for himself/herself shall sign his/her pleadings and state his/her
address, zip code, and telephone number. If any communication from the Court to

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
1.
The Clerk of Court forward to Petitioner an Application to Proceed In
Forma Pauperis.
2.
Within thirty (30) days of the entry-date of this Order, Petitioner must
either (1) pay the $5.00 statutory filing fee in full; or (2) file a properly completed
Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.
SO ORDERED this 22nd day of December, 2011.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

a pro se plaintiff is not responded to within thirty (30) days, the case may be
dismissed without prejudice. Any party proceeding pro se shall be expected to be
familiar with and follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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