Overton v. Atascadero State Hospital

Filing 10

ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Deadline to pay the filing fee or file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis has passed, and Petitioner has failed to respond. The action is DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 1/18/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(amkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/18/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL LOUIS OVERTON,
United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Petitioner,

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Case No. 16-07009 EJD (PR)
ORDER OF DISMISAL

v.

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ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 On December 7, 2016, the Clerk notified Petitioner that he

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needed to either pay the filing fee or file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis

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(“IFP”) within twenty-eight days from the date of the notice to avoid dismissal. (Docket

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No. 9.) The deadline has passed, and Petitioner has failed to respond. Accordingly, the

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action is DISMISSED without prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
1/18/2017
Dated: _____________________

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EDWARD J. DAVILA
United States District Judge

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The matter was transferred in from the Central District on December 9, 2016. (Docket
No. 8.)

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Order of Dismissal
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