Hill v. State of Mississippi

Filing 6

ORDER denying 5 Motion for More Definite Statement. Plaintiff's Motion 5 , which the Court has construed as a Motion to Reconsider the Order 4 entered June 29, 2017, is denied. Further Ordere d and Adjudged that Petitioner within 30 days of the file date of this Order shall comply with the Order 4 entered on June 29, 2017. Petitioner is warned that his failure to fully comply with this Order in a timely manner or failure to keep the Court informed of his current address may result in the dismissal of this cause. Signed by Honorable David C. Bramlette, III on August 8, 2017. (lda)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION RUSSELL K. HILL, #L3506 PETITIONER VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-cv-469-DCB-LRA STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RESPONDENT ORDER This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner=s Motion [5] for a More Definite Statement filed July 13, 2017. Petitioner filed the instant civil habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 2241 on June 14, 2017. The Court entered an Order [4] on June 29, 2017, directing Petitioner to file his habeas request on AO 242 form, which included naming as the respondent the Warden or Superintendent where he is presently incarcerated. Petitioner states in his Motion [5] at 4 that because the Court=s Order [4] does not cite any authority requiring him to comply with that Order [4] he is not required to file an completed AO 242 form. For the reasons discussed herein, the Court construes the Petitioner=s Motion [5] as a request that the Court review the Order [4] entered June 29, 2017. See Solsona v. Warden, F.C.I., 821 F.2d 1129, 1132 n.1 (5th Cir. 1987) (finding that federal courts may construe and re-characterize a pro se prisoner action Aaccording to the essence of the prisoner=s claims, regardless of the label that the prisoner places on his complaint@). An interlocutory order, such as the Order at issue here, Amay be revised at any time before the entry of a judgment adjudicating all the claims and all the parties= rights and liabilities.@ See Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). Rule 54(b) provides the Court with the inherent power to Areconsider and reverse its prior rulings on any interlocutory order >for any reason it deems sufficient.=@ United States v. Renda, 709 F.3d 472, 479 (5th Cir. 2013) (quoting Saqui v. Pride Cent. Am., LLC, 595 F.3d 206, 210-11 (5th Cir. 2010). Such authority, however, Ais exercised sparingly in order to forestall the perpetual reexamination of orders and the resulting burdens and delays.@ Castrillo v. Am. Home Mortg. Servicing, Inc., No. 09-4369, 2010 WL 1424398, at *3 (E.D. La. Apr. 5, 2010) (citations omitted). The Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts require that a petition must name as the respondent the state officer who has custody of petitioner, see Rule 2 (a), and must substantially follow the AO 242 form, see Rule 2(d). See Reyes-Gonzalez v. Driver, No. C05-248, 2005 WL 1669830, at *2 (S.D. Tex. 2005) (finding that A[a] district court may apply any or all the rules governing ' 2254 habeas petitions to those cases filed pursuant to ' 2241@) (citing Rule 1(b) of the Rules Governing ' 2254 Cases); Castillo v. Pratt, 162 F.Supp. 2d 575, 577 (N.D. Tex. 2001); Gaitain-Capanioni v. Thornburgh, 777 F. Supp. 1355, 1356 (E.D. Tex. 1991)). Petitioner=s habeas petition does not name the state officer who has custody of Petitioner and the petition does not conform with the required form. See Pet. [1] at 1-4. Court=s decision in the Order [4] entered on June 29, 2017, was correct. The Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff=s Motion [5], which the Court has construed as a Motion to Reconsider the Order [4] entered June 29, 2017, is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Petitioner within 30 days of the file date of this Order comply with the Order [4] entered on June 29, 2017. Petitioner is warned that his failure to fully comply with this Order in a timely manner or failure to keep the Court informed of his current address may result in the dismissal of this cause. SO ORDERED, this the 8th day of August, 2017. s/David Bramlette UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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