Dean v. Booker

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, The Clerk is DIRECTED to send Petitioner an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner is hereby NOTIFIED that if he fails to fully comply with this order within the time required, the Court shall pre sume that Petitioner is not a pauper, shall assess the full amount of fees, and shall order the case dismissed for want of prosecution and/or failure to comply with Court orders. Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 4/17/17. This Order and In Forma Pauperis form serviced via US Mail to David Allen Dean.(KFB, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT GREENEVILLE
DAVID ALLEN DEAN,
Petitioner,
v.
BERNARD BOOKER,
Respondent.

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No.: 2:16-CV-338-TAV-HBG

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Under
the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, a prisoner who files a complaint in a district court
must tender the full filing fee or he must file (1) an application to proceed in forma pauperis
without prepayment of fees and (2) a certified copy of his inmate trust account for the previous
six-month period. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Petitioner has not paid the required $5.00 filing fee,
nor has be submitted the proper documents to proceed in forma pauperis. Specifically, Petitioner
has not filed a certified copy of his inmate trust account for the previous six-month period.
Petitioner shall have thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order to pay the full
filing fee or to submit the necessary documents. The Clerk is DIRECTED to send Petitioner an
application to proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner is hereby NOTIFIED that if he fails to fully
comply with this order within the time required, the Court shall presume that Petitioner is not a
pauper, shall assess the full amount of fees, and shall order the case dismissed for want of
prosecution and/or failure to comply with Court orders.

SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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