Seymore v. Clerk of Denver County Court et al

Filing 3

ORDER Directing Petitioner to Cure Deficiencies, by Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on 1/6/15. (morti, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-00024-GPG
(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.)
CHRISTABLE E. SEYMORE,
Petitioner,
v.
CLERK OF DENVER COUNTY COURT,
D.A.,
KAREN MCGOVERN, Public Defender, and
JUDGE’S,
Respondents.

ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER TO CURE DEFICIENCIES

Petitioner, Christable E. Seymore, is detained at the Denver County Jail. He has
submitted a “Motion” (ECF No. 1), in which he appears to challenge a sentence
imposed by the Denver District Court in a state criminal action. The Court has opened
this case under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See McIntosh v. United States Parole Comm’n, 115
F.3d 809, 811 (10th Cir. 1997) (“Petitions under § 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas and § 2255
proceedings are used to collaterally attack the validity of a conviction and sentence.”).
As part of the Court’s review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(B), the Court has
determined that the submitted documents are deficient as described in this Order.
Petitioner will be directed to cure the following if he wishes to pursue his claims. Any
papers that Petitioner 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)

X

(4)

X

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

X

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 account statement showing the current balance in Petitioner’s
prison account
is missing required financial information
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
An original and a copy have not been received by the court.
Only an original has been received.
other: Petitioner may pay the $5.00 filing fee in lieu of filing a § 1915
motion and affidvit.

Complaint, Petition or Application:
(11)
X
is not submitted
(12)
is not on proper form (must use the Court’s current form)
is missing an original signature by the prisoner
(13)
(14)
is missing page nos.
(15)
uses et al. instead of listing all parties in caption
(16)
An original and a copy have not been received by the court. Only an
original has been received.
Sufficient copies to serve each defendant/respondent have not been
(17)
received by the court.
(18)
names in caption do not match names in text
(19)
X
other: Petitioner must name his current custodian as the respondent in a
§ 2254 proceeding.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Petitioner cure the deficiencies designated above within thirty
days from the date of this Order. Any papers that Petitioner files in response to this
Order must include the civil action number on this Order. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall obtain the Court-approved forms used
in filing an Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and a
Prisoner’s Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915 in a Habeas Corpus Action (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 Petitioner fails to cure the designated deficiencies
within thirty days from the date of this Order the action will be dismissed without
further notice.
DATED January 6, 2015, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:

s/Gordon P. Gallagher
United States Magistrate Judge

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