BENT v. HOLDER et al

Filing 2

MEMORANDUM/ORDER that the Clerk of the Court shall ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE this case for Petitioners failure to either pay the requisite filing fee of $5.00 or submit a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis; that the Clerk of the Court shall supply to Petitioner a blank form Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis in a Habeas Corpus Case (DNJ-PRO-SE-007-B.pdf), for use by a prisoner; that, if Petitioner wishes to reopen this action, he shall so notify the Court within 30 days of the date of entry of this Order, in writing addressed to the Clerk of the Court; etc. Signed by Judge Susan D. Wigenton on 9/30/14. (DD, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

ROLAND BENT,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC HOLDER, JR., et al.,
Respondents.

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Civil Action No.: 14-5054 (SDW)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter having come before the Court on Petitioner’s submission of a Petition for
Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and it appearing that:
1. Petitioner, Roland Bent, is an immigration detainee confined at the Essex County
Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey, at the time he filed this habeas petition pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner is challenging his continued detention as unconstitutional under
Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001). He filed this habeas petition on August 8, 2014.
2. Petitioner neither prepaid the $5.00 filing fee for a habeas petition as required by
Local Civil Rule 54.3(a), nor submitted a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis
(“IFP”) that contains a certification by an authorized official at his place of confinement
certifying Petitioner’s institutional account for the preceding six months, as required under
L.Civ.R. 81.2(b).
IT IS THEREFORE on this 30th day of September, 2014,
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall administratively terminate this case for
Petitioner’s failure to either pay the requisite filing fee of $5.00 or submit a complete application
to proceed in forma pauperis; and it is further

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ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall supply to Petitioner a blank form
Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis in a Habeas Corpus Case (DNJ-PRO-SE-007-B.pdf),
for use by a prisoner; and it is further
ORDERED that, if Petitioner wishes to reopen this action, he shall so notify the Court
within 30 days of the date of entry of this Order, in writing addressed to the Clerk of the Court,
Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Room 4015, Newark, New
Jersey 07101; Petitioner’s writing shall include either: (1) a complete in forma pauperis
application, including a certification of Petitioner’s institutional account, as required by Local
Civil Rule 81.2(b); or (2) the $5 filing fee; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order upon Petitioner by
regular U.S. mail, and close this case accordingly.

_s/ Susan D. Wigenton_______
SUSAN D. WIGENTON
United States District Judge

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