HARRISON v. Marathon County Jail

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ORDER that A copy of a blank application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is being mailed topetitioner with this order. Petitioner should complete it and return it to the court on orbefore April 28, 2008. Alternatively, petitioner must submit the $5 filing fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Theresa M Owens on 4/11/08. (vob),(ps)

HARRISON v. Marathon County Jwail

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Case: 3:08-cv-00197-bbc

Document #: 2

Filed: 04/11/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FO R THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

A L B ER TO HARRISON, P e ti ti o n e r , v. M A R A T H O N COUNTY JAIL, R espo nd ent. Case No. 08-cv-197-bbc OR DER

A lb erto Harrison has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U .S .C . § 2254. Pursuant to Rule 3 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the petition m ust be accompanied by: (1 ) (2 ) the five dollar ($5) filing fee; OR a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the affidavit required by 28 U .S.C . § 1915, and a certificate from the warden or other appropriate officer of the place of confinement showing the amount of money or securities that th e petitioner has in any account in the institution. As of the date of this order petitioner has not submitted either the filing fee or the paperwo rk necessary to support a determination that he is entitled to proceed without payin g the filing fee.

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Case: 3:08-cv-00197-bbc

Document #: 2

Filed: 04/11/2008

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A copy of a blank application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is being mailed to p etitio n er with this order. Petitioner should complete it and return it to the court on or befo re April 28, 2008. Alternatively, petitioner must submit the $5 filing fee. The court will tak e no further action on the petition until petitioner returns a completed application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis or submits the filing fee. If petitioner fails to make either o f these submissions on or before April 28, 2008, the court will dismiss the petition for failure to prosecute. D a ted this 11t h day of April, 2008. B Y THE COURT:

/s/ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ T H ER ES A M. OWENS M agistrate Judge

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