Adams v. Pelle

Filing 15

ORDER dismissing this action without prejudice, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 10/16/14. No certificate of appealability shall issue. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-02038-BNB
DAVID LE’MON ADAMS,
Applicant,
v.
JEAN MADOCHE, and
JOE PELLE
Respondents.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Applicant, David Le’mon Adams, is detained at the Boulder County Jail in
Boulder, Colorado. Applicant initiated this action by filing pro se two pleadings, one
titled “By the Habeas Corpus Act” and the other “Motion Addressing Courts Errors and
Courts Failure to File Pre-trial Motions.” Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland construed
the action as filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
On July 25, 2014, Magistrate Judge Boland directed Applicant to cure certain
deficiencies if he wished to pursue his claims. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Boland
told Applicant either to submit a proper Prisoner’s Motion and Affidavit for Leave to
Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 used in filing habeas actions and a certificate
showing the current balance in his prison account or, in the alternative, to pay the $5.00
filing fee. Magistrate Judge Boland also directed Applicant to file his claims on a Courtapproved from used in filing § 2241 actions. Magistrate Judge Boland warned Applicant
that the action would be dismissed without further notice if he failed to cure the
deficiencies within thirty days.

Pursuant to the July 25 Order, Applicant filed a proper Court-approved form for
requesting leave to proceed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and a certified account
statement showing his current balance. He, however, failed to submit his claims on a
proper Court-approved form used in filing 28 U.S.C. § 2241 actions. Instead, Applicant
submitted his claims on a combination of pages from either the § 2241 Court-approved
form or the form used to file prisoner complaints. On September 8, 2014, Magistrate
Judge Boland then directed Applicant to file his claims on only the pages found in a
Court-approved form used in filing § 2241 actions and again told him that the action
would be dismissed without further notice if he failed to cure the deficiencies within thirty
days.
Applicant has failed to communicate with the Court and failed to cure the
deficiencies within the time allowed. Therefore, the action will be dismissed without
prejudice for failure to cure all noted deficiencies.
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 is 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 also pay the full $505 appellate filing fee or file
a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in 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 the deficiencies and for
failure to prosecute. It is

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FURTHER ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is
denied. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that no certificate of appealability shall issue because
Applicant has failed to show that jurists of reason would find it debatable that the district
court was correct in its procedural ruling. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85
(2000). It is
FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are denied as moot.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this

16th

day of

October

, 2014.

BY THE COURT:

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

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