BROWN v. P. NOGAN et al

Filing 2

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that the Clerk shall administratively terminate this case; that the Clerk shall forward Petitioner certain forms; that Petitioner wishes to reopen this matter he shall notify the Court, in writing, within 30 days of the date of entry of this Memorandum and Order. Signed by Judge Peter G. Sheridan on 8/10/2017. (mmh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

WAYMON BROWN,
Civil Action No. 17-5414 (PGS)
Petitioner,
v.

:

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

P.NOGAN,etal.,
Respondents.

Pro se Petitioner Waymon Brown, a prisoner confined at the East Jersey State Prison in
Rahway, New Jersey, files the instant Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§

2254. When a pro se petitioner files for Habeas relief, he must follow the Local Civil Rules.
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). Although Petitioner used the correct form for his Petition, he did not sign the
declaration at the end of the form declaring that his Petition is his one, all-inclusive petition as
required by 28 U.S.C.

§ 2244(b).

IT IS therefore on this

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day of

O’-”

,

2017,

ORDERED that the Clerk shall ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE this case;
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 Papotto v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 731 F.3d
265, 275 (3d Cir. 2013) (distinguishing administrative terminations from dismissals); Jenkins v.
Superintendent of Laurel Highlands, 705 F.3d 80, 84 n.2 (3d Cir. 2013) (describing prisoner

mailbox rule generally); Dasilva v. Sherffs Dep ‘t., 413 F. App’x 498, 502 (3rd Cir. 2011) (per
curiam) (“[The] statute of limitations is met when a [motion] is submitted to the clerk before the
statute runs[.]”); it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall forward Petitioner a blank Petition Under 28

U.S.C.

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2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

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A0241 (modified): DNJ-Habeas-008 (Rev. 01-

2014); it is further
ORDERED that if Petitioner wishes to reopen this case, he shall so notify the Court, in a
writing, within 30 days of the date of entry of this Memorandum and Order; Petitioner’s writing
shall include a complete, signed habeas petition on the appropriate form, including the signed
declaration at the end of the form; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve a copy of this Memorandum and Order upon
Petitioner by regular mail.

Peter G. Sheridan
United States District Judge

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