McCausin v. Eckard et al

Filing 6

ORDER granting 3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; granting 2 Motion to Stay.1. Petitioners motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis(Doc. 3) is granted.2. Petitioners request that disposition of his pending habeascorpus petiti on be stayed (Doc. 2) is granted.3. Adjudication of Petitioners federal habeas corpus action isstayed.4. Within thirty (30) days of the termination of his state courtproceedings, Petitioner is directed to file a written statusreport with this court d etailing the conclusion of hisPennsylvania state court exhaustion efforts and including acopy of the relevant Superior and/or Supreme Courtsdisposition.5. For administrative purposes only, the Clerk of Court isdirected to mark this matter closed.Signed by Honorable Edwin M. Kosik on 5/27/2015 (bg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

DONALD J. McCAUSLIN,
Petitioner
v.
SUPERINTENDENT J. ECKARD,
Respondent

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: CIVIL NO. 3:CV-15-0982
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: (Judge Kosik)
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ORDER

AND NOW, THIS 27th DAY OF MAY, 2015, in accordance with the
accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1.

Petitioner’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis
(Doc. 3) is granted.

2.

Petitioner’s request that disposition of his pending habeas
corpus petition be stayed (Doc. 2) is granted.

3.

Adjudication of Petitioner’s federal habeas corpus action is
stayed.

4.

Within thirty (30) days of the termination of his state court
proceedings, Petitioner is directed to file a written status
report with this court detailing the conclusion of his
Pennsylvania state court exhaustion efforts and including a
copy of the relevant Superior and/or Supreme Court’s
disposition.

5.

For administrative purposes only, the Clerk of Court is
directed to mark this matter closed.

s/Edwin M. Kosik
EDWIN M. KOSIK
United States District Judge