Harper v. Lynch et al

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 9/28/2016. (sbea, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division

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2 a 2016

RICHMOND, VA

Petitioner,
Civil Action No. 3:16CV662

LORETTA E. LYNCH, et al.,
Respondents.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Petitioner, a federal detainee proceeding prose, submitted a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. By Memorandum Order entered on August 26, 2016, the
Court directed Petitioner, within eleven (11) days of the date of entry thereof, to complete and
return the standardized form for filing a § 2241 petition as required by Eastern District of
Virginia Local Civil Rule 83.4(A). The Court warned Petitioner that the failure to comply with
the above directive would result in the dismissal of the action without prejudice. See Fed. R.
Civ. P. 41(b).
More than eleven (11) days have elapsed since the entry of the August 26, 2016
Memorandum Order and Petitioner has not filed the standardized form. Accordingly, the action
will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. A certificate of appealability will be DENIED.
An appropriate Order shall accompany this Memorandum Opinion.

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Date: SEP 2 8 2016
Richmond, Virginia

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CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

ANTHONY E. HARPER,

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