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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Dale Maisano, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

Dora Schriro, et al., 

Respondents. 

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No. CV 07-1513-PHX-SMM (GEE)

ORDER

Petitioner Dale Maisano, who is confined in the Arizona State Prison Complex-Yuma,

has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and an

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. The Court will dismiss the Petition and this

action without prejudice.

I. Failure to Comply with "Abusive Litigant" Pre-Filing Order

Petitioner has so often and egregiously abused the legal process in the past that on

August 11, 1992, the Court entered an Order and Restraining Order enjoining him from filing

any civil action in this or any other federal court without first obtaining leave of the court.

See Order of August 11, 1992, Maisano v. Lewis, CV 92-1026-PHX-SMM (MS). To obtain

leave to file, Mr. Maisano must file an “Application Pursuant to Court Order Seeking Leave

to File” accompanied by an affidavit certifying: (1) that the claim or claims presented are

new and have never been raised and disposed of on the merits by any federal court; and (2)

that to the best of his knowledge the claim or claims presented are not frivolous or taken in

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 1The Court notes that Plaintiff appealed the final judgment in CV 92-1026-PHX-SMM

(MS) to the Ninth Circuit. The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal on March 12, 1993.

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bad faith. Additionally, any application for leave to file must be accompanied by a copy of

the August 11, 1992 Order and Restraining Order in Maisano v. Lewis, CV 92-1026-PHXSMM (MS).1

As he has done on numerous occasions in the past, Plaintiff has in this case ignored

the Court-mandated pre-filing requirements. Accordingly, the Petition and this action will

be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s prior Order and Restraining

Order. 

IT IS ORDERED that the Petition (Doc. #1) and this action are dismissed without

prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the pre-filing requirements set out in the

Court’s Order and Restraining Order of August 11, 1992, in Maisano v. Lewis, CV 92-1026-

PHX-SMM (MS), and the Clerk of Court must enter judgment and close this file

accordingly.

DATED this 15th day of August, 2007.

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