ACEVEDO v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al

Filing 2

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that petitioner's application to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED; Clerk of the Court shall ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE the petition. Signed by Judge Robert B. Kugler on 12/14/2017. (tf, n.m.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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PABLO ACEVEDO,
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Petitioner,
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Civ. No. 17-12892 (RBK)
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v.
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
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Respondent.
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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
The prison account statement is not certified as required under the local rules. However,
the Court notes that the submitted account statement indicates that Petitioner routinely has more
than $200 in his prison account. Under the local rules, “[i]f the prison account of any petitioner
or movant exceeds $200, the petitioner or movant shall not be considered eligible to proceed in
forma pauperis.” Local Civ. R. 81.2(c). Petitioner is therefore ineligible for in forma pauperis
status and must pay the $5.00 filing fee before the petition can proceed.
Accordingly, IT IS this

14th

day of December, 2017,

ORDERED that petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED, Local
Civ. R. 81,2(c); and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE
the petition pending submission of the $5.00 filing fee; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve this order on petitioner by regular U.S. mail.

s/Robert B. Kugler
ROBERT B. KUGLER
United States District Judge