Welch v. Humphries
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ORDER dismissing action without prejudice. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on 7/19/2013. (nbp)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
DENNIS GENE WELCH, JR.,
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Petitioner
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VS.
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Warden CARL HUMPHREY,
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Respondent
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CIVIL NO. 7:13-CV-0035-HL-TQL
ORDER
Petitioner Dennis Gene Welch, Jr., a state prisoner currently confined at the Georgia
Diagnostic and Classification Prison, filed an application for writ of habeas corpus under 28
U.S.C. § 2254. Because it appeared, on the face of the application, that Petitioner failed to
exhaust his state remedies prior to filing suit in federal court, the United States Magistrate Judge
entered an Order (ECF No. 9) on April 3, 2013, requiring Plaintiff to supplement his Petition with
information about any direct appeal or state habeas corpus action that he has filed. When
Petitioner failed to comply with the April 3, 2013, order within the time allotted, the United States
Magistrate Judge ordered Petitioner to respond and show cause why his application for writ of
habeas corpus should not be dismissed for failure to comply and/or failure to exhaust. (See Order,
May 20, 2013, ECF No. 10). The time for responding to the Order to Show Cause has now
passed, and Petitioner has again failed to respond to an order of this Court.
Petitioner’s failure to respond leads this Court to believe that he is no longer interested
pursuing this action. For this reason and because of Petitioner’s repeated failure to comply with
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the Court's instructions and failure to prosecute, Petitioner’s application for habeas corpus relief is
hereby DISMISSED without prejudice.
SO ORDERED, this 19th day of July, 2013.
s/ Hugh Lawson
HUGH LAWSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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