SANCHEZ v. TAYLOR et al
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OPINION. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 10/3/17. (jbk, )
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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Petitioner,
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WARDEN KAREN TAYLOR,
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Respondent.
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JOSE A. SANCHEZ,
Civ. No. 17-7732 (NLH)
OPINION
APPEARANCES:
Jose A. Sanchez
4322085
Camden County Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 90431
Camden, NJ 08103
Petitioner Pro se
HILLMAN, District Judge
Petitioner Jose A. Sanchez, a pre-trial detainee currently
being held at Camden County Correctional Facility in Camden, New
Jersey, files this writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241,
seeking release and dismissal of the charges pending against him
in state court.
(ECF No. 1.)
The filing fee for a petition for writ of habeas corpus is
$5.00.
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 54.3(a), the filing fee is
required to be paid at the time the petition is presented for
filing.
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 81.2(b), whenever a
prisoner submits a petition for writ of habeas and seeks to
proceed in forma pauperis, that petitioner must submit (a) an
affidavit setting forth information which establishes that the
petitioner is unable to pay the fees and costs of the
proceedings, and (b) a certification signed by an authorized
officer of the institution certifying (1) the amount presently
on deposit in the prisoner's prison account and, (2) the
greatest amount on deposit in the prisoners institutional
account during the six-month period prior to the date of the
certification.
If the institutional account of the petitioner
exceeds $200, the petitioner shall not be considered eligible to
proceed in forma pauperis.
L. CIV. R. 81.2(c).
Here, Petitioner did not prepay the $5.00 filing fee for a
habeas petition as required by Local Civil Rule 54.3(a), nor did
Petitioner submit a complete application for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis.
Specifically, while he provided a copy of his
inmate account statement, he failed to submit the required
account certification from a prison official.
L. CIV. Rule
81.2(b).
CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth above, the Clerk of the Court will
be ordered to administratively terminate this action without
prejudice. 1
Petitioner will be granted leave to apply to re-open
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Such an administrative termination is not a “dismissal” for
purposes of the statute of limitations, and if the case is re2
within 45 days, by either prepaying the filing fee or submitting
a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
An appropriate Order will be entered.
Dated: October 3, 2017
At Camden, New Jersey
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J.
opened pursuant to the terms of the accompanying Order, it is
not subject to the statute of limitations time bar if it was
originally submitted timely. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266
(1988) (prisoner mailbox rule); Papotto v. Hartford Life & Acc.
Ins. Co., 731 F.3d 265, 275-76 (3d Cir. 2013) (collecting cases
and explaining that a District Court retains jurisdiction over,
and can re-open, administratively closed cases).
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