GROHS v. MAIN et al

Filing 2

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATING THIS CASE. Signed by Chief Judge Jerome B. Simandle on 11/5/14. (js)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

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STEVEN GROHS,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRILL MAIN, et al.,
Respondents.

Civil Action No. 14-5268 (JBS)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Pro se Petitioner, Steven Grohs, a prisoner confined at the Special Treatment Unit,
Avenel, New Jersey, seeks to bring a habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Local Civil
Rule 81.2 provides:
Unless prepared by counsel, petitions to this Court for a writ of
habeas corpus . . . shall be in writing (legibly handwritten in ink or
typewritten), signed by the petitioner or movant, on forms supplied
by the Clerk.
L. Civ. R. 81.2(a). As of March 3, 2014, a new form has been supplied by the Clerk of the Court.
Petitioner placed his petition into the prison mail system in July of 2014. Petitioner did not use
the habeas form supplied by the Clerk for section 2254 petitions, i.e., AO241 (modified).
THEREFORE, it is on this

5th

day of

November

, 2014;

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall administratively terminate this case;
Petitioner is informed that administrative termination is not a “dismissal” for purposes of the
statute of limitations, and that if the case is reopened, it is not subject to the statute of limitations
time bar if it was originally filed timely, see Jenkins v. Superintendent of Laurel Highlands, 705
F.3d 80, 84 n.2 (2013) (describing prisoner mailbox rule generally); Dasilva v. Sheriff's Dep’t.,

413 F. App’x 498, 502 (3rd Cir. 2011) (per curiam) (“[The] statute of limitations is met when a
complaint is submitted to the clerk before the statute runs ….”); and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall forward Petitioner a blank habeas petition
form—AO 241 (modified):DNJ-Habeas-008 (Rev.01-2014); and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk's service of the blank habeas petition form shall not be
construed as this Court’s finding that the original petition is or is not timely, or that Petitioner's
claims are or are not duly exhausted; and it is further
ORDERED that if Petitioner wishes to reopen this case, he shall so notify the Court, in
writing addressed to the Clerk of the Court, Mitchell H. Cohen Building and U.S. Courthouse,
Fourth and Cooper Streets, Camden, New Jersey, 08101, within 30 days of the date of entry of
this Memorandum and Order; Petitioner’s writing shall include a complete, signed habeas
petition on the appropriate form; and it is further
ORDERED that upon receipt of a writing from Petitioner stating that he wishes to reopen
this case, and a complete, signed petition, the Clerk of the Court will be directed to reopen this
case; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Memorandum and Order
upon Petitioner by regular U.S. mail.

s/ Jerome B. Simandle
JEROME B. SIMANDLE, Chief Judge
United States District Court

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