Hernandez v. Gentry et al

Filing 3

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice to the filing of a petition in a new action with either the $5.00 filing fee or a properly completed application form to proceed in forma pauperis< /i>. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED because jurists of reason would not find my dismissal of this improperly commenced action without prejudice to be debatable or incorrect. The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND to Hernandez two copies each of an application form to proceed in forma pauperis for incarcerated persons and a noncapital § 2254 habeas petition form, one copy of the instructions for each form, and a copy of the papers that he submitted in this action. The Clerk of Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT accordingly and CLOSE THIS CASE. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 10/26/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA Robert Michael Hernandez, Petitioner 2:17-cv-02565-JAD-CWH Order Dismissing Case v. Jo Gentry, et al., Respondents Petitioner Robert Michael Hernandez is serving two consecutive sentences of 6–15 years and 6–20 years after he was convicted of robbery against a person over the age of 60.1 He has submitted a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254,2 but he did not file an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee. As a result, this matter has not been properly commenced.3 This action will therefore be dismissed without prejudice to Hernandez’s ability to refile it on the required form in a new action with either the $5.00 filing fee or a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. The pauper application must also be submitted on the proper form with both an inmate account statement for the past six months and a properly executed financial certificate. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice to the filing of a petition in a new action with either the $5.00 filing fee or a properly completed application form to proceed in forma pauperis. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED ECF No. 1-1 at 2. ECF No. 1. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); LSR1-1, 1-2. because jurists of reason would not find my dismissal of this improperly commenced action without prejudice to be debatable or incorrect. The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND to Hernandez two copies each of an application form to proceed in forma pauperis for incarcerated persons and a noncapital § 2254 habeas petition form, one copy of the instructions for each form, and a copy of the papers that he submitted in this action. The Clerk of Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT accordingly and CLOSE THIS CASE. DATED: October 26, 2017. _______________________________ ______________________ _ ___ _ __ _ _ Jennifer A. Dorsey Dorsey Jennifer A. D s n f r United States District J United States District Judge it ited i s tri

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