Peeples v. Hurley

Filing 3

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER :IT ISHEREBYORDERED that the Clerk shall return petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus to him. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner must sign and return the petition to the Court no later than April 15, 2013. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if petitioner fails to comply with this Order, this action will be dismissed. (Copy of petition mailed to petitioner.) Response to Court due by 4/15/2013.. Signed by District Judge Carol E. Jackson on 3/15/13. (KKS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
GREGORY PEEPLES, JR.,
Petitioner,
v.
JAMES HURLEY,
Respondent.

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No. 4:13-CV-0399-CEJ

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon its own motion. Petitioner has submitted
a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition is
unsigned. Rule 2(c)(5) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Petitions requires that all § 2254
petitions be signed under penalty of perjury. As a result, the Clerk will return a copy
of the petition to petitioner. Petitioner will have to sign the petition and return it to the
Clerk by April 15, 2013.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk shall return petitioner’s petition for
writ of habeas corpus to him.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner must sign and return the petition
to the Court no later than April 15, 2013.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if petitioner fails to comply with this Order,
this action will be dismissed.
Dated this 15th day of March, 2013.

CAROL E. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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