Holmes Jr v. Gentry et al

Filing 4

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED petitioner shall file an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, accompanied by a signed financial certificate and a statement of his inmate account. The clerk of the court shall send petitioner a blank application form for incarcerated litigants. See Order for deadlines. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 8/9/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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LAFAYETTE D. HOLMES, JR.,

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Petitioner,

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vs.

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JO GENTRY, et al.,

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Case No. 2:17-cv-01980-RFB-GWF

Respondents.

ORDER

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Petitioner, who is in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections, has submitted a

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petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He did not submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis, nor

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did he pay the filing fee of five dollars ($5.00).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED petitioner shall file an application for leave to proceed in forma

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pauperis, accompanied by a signed financial certificate and a statement of his inmate account. The clerk

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of the court shall send petitioner a blank application form for incarcerated litigants. In the alternative,

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petitioner shall make the necessary arrangements to pay the filing fee of five dollars ($5.00),

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accompanied by a copy of this order. Petitioner shall have forty-five (45) days from the date that this

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order is entered to comply. Failure to comply will result in the dismissal of this action.

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DATED: August 9, 2017.

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RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
United States District Judge