JOHNSTON v. WARDEN OF MERCER CO. COR. CTR. et al

Filing 5

ORDER that the Clerk of the Court shall supply Petitionerwith a blank form in forma pauperis application; that, within 30 days of the date of entry of thisOrder, Petitioner shall either remit the $5.00 filing fee orsubmit a completed and signed in forma pauperis application, etc.. Signed by Judge Freda L. Wolfson on 9/21/10. (lk)

JOHNSTON v. WARDEN OF MERCER CO. COR. CTR. et al

Doc. 5

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ________________________________ : : : Petitioner, : : v. : : WARDEN, et al., : : Respondents. : ________________________________: HIRAM JOHNSTON, Civil Action No. 10-3776 (FLW) ORDER

This matter having come before the Court on Petitioner's submission of a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and it appearing that: 1. Petitioner is currently confined at the Mercer County

Correctional Center, Trenton, New Jersey; 2. Petitioner did not prepay the $5.00 filing fee for a

habeas petition as required by Local Civil Rule 54.3(a); nor did he submit a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis. IT IS THEREFORE on this 21st day of September, 2010,

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall supply Petitioner with a blank form in forma pauperis application for use in a habeas case; and it is further ORDERED that, within 30 days of the date of entry of this Order, Petitioner shall either remit the $5.00 filing fee or submit a completed and signed in forma pauperis application, with a certification of Petitioner's institutional account as required by Local Civil Rule 81.2(b); and it is finally

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ORDERED that, if Petitioner does not pay the filing fee or submit a certified in forma pauperis application within the above 30-day period, the petition will be deemed withdrawn and the Clerk shall close the file in this matter.

s/Freda L. Wolfson FREDA L. WOLFSON United States District Judge

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