Blount v. Oliver

Filing 7

ORDER dismissing this action without prejudice, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 8/12/14. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 14-cv-01638-BNB

KEITH BLOUNT,
Applicant,
v.
J. OLIVER, Warden,
Respondent.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Applicant, Keith Blount, is in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and at
the United States Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado. Applicant initiated this action by
filing pro se a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. In an order entered on June 12,
2014, Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland instructed Applicant to cure certain deficiencies
if he wished to pursue his claims. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Boland instructed
Applicant to submit his claims on a Court-approved form used in filing § 2241 actions in
this Court and either pay the $5 filing fee or in the alternative submit a request to
proceed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
Magistrate Judge Boland warned Applicant that the action would be dismissed
without further notice if he failed to cure the deficiencies within thirty days. On July 2,
2014, Applicant paid the fee but failed to submit his claims on a proper Court-approved
form. Magistrate Judge Boland entered a Minute Order on July 2, 2014, and again

directed Applicant to submit his claims on a proper Court-approved form. On July 15,
2014, Applicant again filed his claims on an improper form. Applicant does not claim in
any pleading that he is unable to obtain a proper Court-approved form from his case
manager of the facility’s legal assistant. The action, therefore, will be dismissed for
failure to comply with a court order within the time allowed.
The Court also certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from
this Order is not taken in good faith, and, therefore, in forma pauperis status will be
denied for the purpose of appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438
(1962). If Applicant files a notice of appeal he must pay the full $505 appellate filing fee
or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the United States Court of Appeals for
the Tenth Circuit within thirty days in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 24.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the Application is denied and the action is dismissed without
prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to cure all deficiencies and for
failure to prosecute. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is
denied.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this 12th

day of

August

BY THE COURT:

s/Lewis T. Babcock
LEWIS T. BABCOCK, Senior Judge
United States District Court

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, 2014.