Stubblefield v. Steele

Filing 18

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER..IT IS HEREBY ORDERED petitioners motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. #2] is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioners motion for intervention [Doc. #14] is DENIED AS MOOT as his amended petition has now been properly filed in this Court.. Signed by District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr on 6/13/17. (MRS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
KEITH L. STUBBLEFIELD,

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Petitioner,
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TROY STEELE,
Respondent.

No. 4:17-CV-102 SNLJ

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Petitioner moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this action brought pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254. Upon review of the financial information, the Court has determined that
petitioner is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The motion to proceed as a
pauper will be granted. Furthermore, petitioner’s motion for “intervention” will be denied as
moot.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED petitioner’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis
[Doc. #2] is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for “intervention” [Doc. #14] is
DENIED AS MOOT as his amended petition has now been properly filed in this Court.
Dated this 13th

day of June, 2017.

STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE