Carter v. Lane

Filing 6

ORDER (Memorandum 5 filed previously as separate docket entry) DISMISSING petition for writ of h/c 1 w/out prejudice for lack of jurisdiction, GRANTING motion to proceed IFP 4 for sole purpose of filing this action & directing Clrk of Ct to CLOSE case. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 6/13/17. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ARTHUR CARTER,
Petitioner
v.
WARDEN LANE,
Respondent

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-CV-672
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 13th day of June, 2017, upon consideration of the petition
for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1), and for the reasons set forth in the court’s
memorandum of the same date, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

The petition (Doc. 1) for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED without
prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.

2.

The motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 4) is GRANTED for the
sole purpose of the filing of this action.

3.

The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania