Brown v. Bent County Correctional Facility

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ORDER dismissing this action without prejudice, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 11/20/15. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-02006-GPG
TRAVIS BROWN,
Applicant,
v.
BENT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,
Respondent.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Applicant is in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections and
currently is incarcerated at the Bent County Correctional Facility in Las Animas, Colorado.
Applicant initiated this action by filing pro se an Application Under 28 U.S.C. ' 2241 for
Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State or Federal Custody and paying the $5 filing
fee.
In an order entered on September 15, 2015, Magistrate Judge Gordon P.
Gallagher told Applicant that if he intends to pursue an action he must cure certain
deficiencies. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Gallagher directed Applicant to file his
claims on a Court-approved form used in filing a 28 U.S.C. ' 2241 application and to
provide all the requested information in the proper Court-approved form. Magistrate
Judge Gallagher warned Applicant that the action would be dismissed without further
notice if he failed to cure the deficiencies within thirty days.
On October 13, 2015, Applicant filed his claims on a form titled, APetition Under 28
U.S.C. 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody,@ ECF No. 4. The

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form is not an approved form used by this Court; and even if the Court accepted the form
Applicant failed to provide all the requested information on the form.
Magistrate Judge Gallagher entered a Minute Order on October 14, 2015, that
allowed Applicant an additional thirty days to comply with the September 15 Order.
Applicant was told that if he failed to comply the action would be dismissed without further
notice. The thirty-day extension now has run; and Applicant has failed to comply with the
September 15, 2015 Order within the time allowed. The Court, therefore, will dismiss the
action.
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 comply with the September 15,
2015 Order, within the time allowed, 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

20th

day of

November

BY THE COURT:
s/Lewis T. Babcock
LEWIS T. BABCOCK, Senior Judge
United States District Court
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, 2015.