Lee v. State of Louisiana et al

Filing 3

RULING: The above-captioned proceeding be DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, for failure of the petitioner to correct the deficiencies of which he was notified. Judgment shall be entered accordingly. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 2/14/2018. (LLH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

DEON TREMELL LEE

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS
STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. 17-1260-BAJ-RLB
RULING

On or about October 31, 2017, the pro se petitioner, an inmate confined at Louisiana
State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (R. Doc. 1).
The plaintiff did use an approved form, pay the Court’s filing fee or file a pauper motion.
Pursuant to correspondence dated December 6, 2017 (R. Doc. 2), the Court advised the
petitioner that his pleadings were deficient and directed him to, within twenty-one days, submit
his application on an approved form, submit a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or pay the
Court’s filing fee. Attached to the Court’s correspondence were blank copies of the pertinent
forms for the petitioner’s review and completion, and the referenced correspondence advised the
petitioner that “failure to amend the pleadings and/or provide the requested information or forms
as indicated will result in the dismissal of your suit by the Court without further notice.”
A review of the record by the Court reflects that, despite notice and an opportunity to
appear, the petitioner has failed to respond to the Court’s directives. The petitioner payed the
Court’s filing fee, but did not submit his application on approved form. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the above-captioned proceeding be DISMISSED, WITHOUT
PREJUDICE, for failure of the petitioner to correct the deficiencies of which he was notified.

Judgment shall be entered accordingly.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 14, 2018.

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BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA