Grimes v. State of Nevada

Filing 4

ORDER directing Clerk to file petition; denying ECF No. 1 IFP application; dismissing this action as improperly commenced and frivolous; directing Clerk to enter judgment and close case. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 11/6/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JEROME L. GRIMES,

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Case No. 3:17-cv-00523-MMD-VPC
Petitioner,

ORDER

v.
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STATE OF NEVADA,
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Respondent.
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Petitioner Jerome L. Grimes has submitted a purported pro se petition for writ of

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habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (ECF No. 1-1). The petition is not on the court-

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required form, and the application to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete.

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Accordingly, this matter has not been properly commenced. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) and

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Local Rule LSR1-2. The present action, therefore, will be dismissed without prejudice.

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Moreover, petitioner’s filing is largely indecipherable, sets forth no discernible

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factual allegations cognizable in federal habeas and no discernible, plausible factual

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allegations that would state a claim for which relief may be granted in any event. He states

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that he is currently an “illegal” patient at Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville, MD. He

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states that the relief he seeks is “to be free from tainting, defamation, fraudulent, coloring

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and prejudicial public 911 broadcasted information” (ECF No. 1-1 at 1). Petitioner’s

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submission is delusional and frivolous.

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It is therefore ordered that the Clerk detach and file the petition (ECF No. 1-1).

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It is further ordered that petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF

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No. 1) is denied.

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It is further ordered this action is dismissed as improperly commenced and
frivolous.
It is further ordered that the Clerk enter judgment accordingly and close this case.

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DATED THIS 6th day of November 2017.
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MIRANDA M. DU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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