Blackfeather v. No Named Defendant

Filing 3

ORDER Directing Applicant to Cure Deficiencies, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 1/09/2014. (skl)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 14-cv-00074-BNB (The above civil action number must appear on all future papers sent to the court in this action. Failure to include this number may result in a delay in the consideration of your claims.) MICAH BLACKFEATHER, Applicant, v. [NO RESPONDENT NAMED], Respondent. ORDER DIRECTING APPLICANT TO CURE DEFICIENCIES Applicant, an inmate at the Boulder County Jail in Boulder, Colorado, has submitted a letter to the court (ECF No. 1) apparently requesting to be released on bond because the criminal charges pending against him in state court are false. Because it appears that Applicant may be seeking release from custody, this habeas corpus action has been commenced. As part of the court’s review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(b), the court has determined that the letter is deficient as described in this order. Applicant will be directed to cure the following if he wishes to pursue his claims. If Applicant does not intend to pursue a habeas corpus action in this court at this time, he should advise the court of that fact and the instant action will be dismissed. Any papers that Applicant files in response to this order must include the civil action number on this order. 28 U.S.C. § 1915 Motion and Affidavit: (1) (2) (3) xx (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) xx (10) xx is not submitted is missing affidavit is missing certified copy of prisoner’s trust fund statement for the 6-month period immediately preceding this filing is missing certificate showing current balance in prison account is missing required financial information is missing authorization to calculate and disburse filing fee payments is missing an original signature by the prisoner is not on proper form (must use the court’s current form) names in caption do not match names in caption of complaint, petition or habeas application other: motion and supporting documents are necessary only if $5.00 filing fee is not paid in advance. Complaint, Petition or Application: (11) xx is not submitted is not on proper form (12) (13) is missing an original signature by the prisoner (14) is missing page nos. (15) uses et al. instead of listing all parties in caption (16) names in caption do not match names in text addresses must be provided for all defendants/respondents in “Section A. (17) Parties” of complaint, petition or habeas application (18) other: . Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Applicant cure the deficiencies designated above within thirty (30) days from the date of this order. Any papers that Applicant files in response to this order must include the civil action number on this order. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Applicant shall obtain the court-approved Prisoner’s Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 in a Habeas Corpus Action and Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 forms (with the assistance of his case manager or the facility’s legal assistant), along with the applicable instructions, at www.cod.uscourts.gov. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, if Applicant fails to cure the designated deficiencies 2 within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, the action will be dismissed without further notice. The dismissal shall be without prejudice. DATED January 9, 2014, at Denver, Colorado. BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge 3

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