Hall v. State of Missouri

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to send Petitioner a § 2254 form. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must fill out the § 2254 form and return it to the Court within twenty-one (21) days of the dat e of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Petitioner fails to comply with this Order, the Court will dismiss this action without further proceedings. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to name Chris Koster as Respondent. (cc: Petitioner Order and 2254 form) Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 10/18/2016. (KCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
ARIZONA HALL, JR.,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRIS KOSTER,
Respondent,

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No. 4:16-CV-1528 AGF

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner’s amended petition for writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner seeks to vacate two separate state court
judgments, Missouri v. Hall, No. 1022-CR01820-01 (City of St. Louis), and Missouri v.
Hall, No. 0922-CR04795-01 (City of St. Louis). Petitioner may not challenge two
judgments in one petition. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Rule 2(e).1 As a result, Petitioner must
file an amended petition addressing only one of the two cases. If he wishes to challenge
both of them, he must file a separate petition for the second judgment.
Additionally, the amended petition is defective because it was not filed on the
Court’s form.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to send Petitioner a § 2254
form.

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The Rules Governing § 2254 Cases apply to petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 28
U.S.C. § 2254 Rule 1(b).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must fill out the § 2254 form and
return it to the Court within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Petitioner fails to comply with this Order,
the Court will dismiss this action without further proceedings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to name Chris Koster as
Respondent.
Dated this 18th day of October, 2016.

AUDREY G. FLEISSIG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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