Thums, Ronnie v. Dittman, Michael

Filing 3

ORDER that petitioner Ronnie Lee Thums to submit $5 filing fee or Trust Fund Account Statement by 1/25/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 1/3/2017. (nln),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
RONNIE LEE THUMS,
Petitioner,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 16-cv-861-wmc
WARDEN MICHAEL DITTMAN,
Respondent.

Petitioner Ronnie Lee Thums seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254. Petitioner has neither paid the $5 filing fee nor requested leave to proceed without
prepayment of the filing fee. For this case to move forward, petitioner must pay the $5 filing
fee or submit a properly supported motion for leave to proceed without prepayment of the
filing fee no later than January 25, 2017.

Any motion for leave to proceed without

prepayment of the filing fee must include a certified copy of an inmate trust fund account
statement (or institutional equivalent) for the six-month period beginning approximately
June 22, 2016 through the date of the petition, December 22, 2016.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1.

Petitioner Ronnie Lee Thums may have until January 25, 2017, to pay

the $5 filing fee or submit a properly supported motion for leave to proceed without
prepayment of the filing fee.

2.

If petitioner does not submit either the $5 payment or a motion for leave to

proceed without prepayment before January 25, 2017, I will assume that petitioner wishes to
withdraw this petition.

Entered this 3rd day of January, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge