GAINES v. D'ILIO et al

Filing 2

MEMORANDUM and ORDER that the Clerk shall administratively terminate this case; directing the Clerk to supply Petitioner with certain forms; that if Petitioner wishes to reopen this case, he shall so notify the Court in writing within 30 days. Signed by Judge Michael A. Shipp on 8/18/2014. (mmh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

HERMAN GAINES,
Civil Action No. 14-4966 (MAS)
Petitioner,

v.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

STEPHEN D'ILIO, et al.,
Respondents.

Pro se Petitioner Herman Gaines, a prisoner confined at New Jersey State Prison in
Trenton, 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). Petitioner did not use the habeas form supplied by the Clerk for section 2254
petitions, i.e., A0241 (modified).
In addition, 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).

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THEREFORE, it is on this / {day of August, 2014;

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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 IFP
application; and it is further
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 the Clerk of the Court also shall administratively terminate this case at
this time for failure to use the habeas form supplied by the Clerk for section 2254 petitions, i.e.,
A0241 (modified) pursuant to L.Civ.R. 81.2(a); 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. Sherifj'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.Ol-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, Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402
East State Street, Room 2020, Trenton, New Jersey 08608, within 30 days of the date of entry of

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this Memorandum and Order; Petitioner's writing shall include a complete, signed habeas
petition on the appropriate form, and 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 further
ORDERED that upon receipt of a writing from Petitioner stating that he wishes to reopen
this case, with a complete, signed petition on the appropriate form, and either the requisite $5.00
filing fee or a complete IFP application, 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 Order
upon Petitioner by regular U.S. mail.

MIC~Judge
United States District

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