Ek-Poot, Jose v. Emmerich, E.

Filing 2

ORDER directing petitioner to submit $5 fee or a motion for leave to proceed without prepaying the filing fee and Trust Fund Account Statement by 2/24/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew R. Wiseman on 1/27/2025. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
JOSE EK-POOT,

v.

Petitioner,

ORDER
Case No. 25-cv-61-wmc

WARDEN E. EMMERICH,
Respondent.

Petitioner Jose Ek-Poot seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
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 February 24, 2025.

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 July
27, 2024 through the date of the petition, January 27, 2025.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1.

Petitioner Jose Ek-Poot may have until February 24, 2025, 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 February 24, 2025, I will assume that petitioner wishes
to withdraw this petition.

Entered this 27th day of January, 2025.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
ANDREW R. WISEMAN
United States Magistrate Judge