Philemonof v. No Named Defendant

Filing 4

ORDER dismissing this action without prejudice, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 1/25/16. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-02732-GPG
U.S. DISTRICT COURT,
Plaintiff/Petitioner,
v.
RON LEE PHILEMONOF,
Defendant/Respondent.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Ron Lee Philemonof is in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections
and currently is incarcerated at the Four Mile Correctional Center in Cañon City,
Colorado. Mr. Philemonof initiated this action by filing pro se a pleading titled, AMotion to
Schedule Hearing, Denver District Court,@ ECF No. 1, indicating that he possibly is
challenging a state criminal conviction.
On December 18, 2015, Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher entered an order
and directed Mr. Philemonof to cure certain deficiencies if he desired to proceed with an
action. First, because it is not clear whether the action is a challenge to the validity or
execution of his sentence, Magistrate Judge Gallagher directed Mr. Philemonof to clarify
the intent of his filing by utilizing the correct Court-approved form for filing either a 28
U.S.C. ' 2254 action (challenging validity of a conviction or sentence) or a 28 U.S.C.
' 2241 action (challenging the execution of his sentence). Magistrate Judge Gallagher

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also directed Mr. Philemonof to submit a request to proceed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
' 1915 or in the alternative pay the $400 filing fee in full.

Magistrate Judge Gallagher warned Mr. Philemonof that the action would be
dismissed without further notice if he failed to cure the deficiencies within thirty days.
Because Mr. Philemonof now has failed to cure the deficiencies noted in the December
18 Order, within the time allowed, the Court will dismiss this action.
The Court 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 Mr.
Philemonof files a notice of appeal he must also pay the full $505.00 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 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
FURTHER ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is
denied.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this

25th

day of

January

, 2016.

BY THE COURT:

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

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