Blanks v. State of California

Filing 8

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 1/9/2015. (knmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/9/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LIONEL BLANKS,

Case No. 14-cv-05048-VC (PR)

Petitioner,
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v.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL
WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Respondent.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On November 14, 2014, Lionel Blanks, a state prisoner, submitted a pro se petition for a
writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 accompanied by an unsigned check.
On the same day the action was filed, the Clerk of the Court returned to Blanks his

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unsigned check and requested that he sign the check and return it in the enclosed envelop. By

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November 21, 2014, when Blanks had not returned the check, the Clerk sent him a blank in forma

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pauperis application and a notice that he must return the completed application or pay the filing

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fee within twenty-eight days of the date of the notice or his action would be dismissed.

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More than twenty-eight days have passed and Blanks has not paid the filing fee, submitted
his IFP application or otherwise communicated with the Court.
Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk shall
terminate all pending motions, and close the file.

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Dated: January 9, 2015

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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LIONEL BLANKS,

Case No. 14-cv-05048-VC

Plaintiff,
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v.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.
District Court, Northern District of California.
That on 1/9/2015, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said
copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing
said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle
located in the Clerk's office.

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Lionel Blanks ID: AM0140
Corcoran State Prison
P.O. Box 3461
Corcoran, CA 93212

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Dated: 1/9/2015

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Richard W. Wieking
Clerk, United States District Court

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By:________________________
Kristen Melen, Deputy Clerk to the
Honorable VINCE CHHABRIA

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