Romero-German v. Holinka

Filing 2

Order that $ 5.00 filing fee is due by 2/19/2009 or case to be closed. (krj),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FO R THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN --------------------------------------------M A N U EL ROMERO-GERMAN, ORDER Petitioner, 0 9 - cv -4 4 - b b c v. C AR O L HOLINKA, Respondent. --------------------------------------------T h is is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitio ner, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oxford, Wisconsin, originally filed this case in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. On petitioner's motion, the action was tran sferred to this court by order of Magistrate Judge Aaron Goodstein on January 20, 2009. Petition er has not paid the $5 fee for filing his petition. In a letter petitioner submitted in the Eastern District on January 20, 2009, petitioner says that he intends to pay the $5 fee an d that it will be "sent to the clerk of court in Madison." This court has not received petitioner's payment. In order to keep this case on track, I will set a deadline of February 19 , 2009 for petitioner to pay the fee. If petitioner fails to pay the fee by that date, his case w ill be closed.

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OR DER IT IS ORDERED that petitioner may have until February 19, 2009, in which to subm it a check or money order made payable to the clerk of court in the amount of $5 to cover the fee for filing his petition. If, by February 19, 2009, petitioner fails to pay the fee o r show cause why he is unable to do so, then the clerk of court is directed to close this file for petitioner's failure to prosecute. E n tered this 28t h day of January, 2009. B Y THE COURT: /s/ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ B AR B AR A B. CRABB D istrict Judge

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