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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 DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

MILAN NIKOLIC, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CASE NO. 2:02-cv-2-F

 ) WO

BILLY OWENS and WILLIAM H. )

PRYOR, JR., )

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Defendants. )

O R D E R

This cause is before the Court on the Plaintiff's Motion to Reopen Time for Appeal

of Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and to Reopen Time for Appeal of Entry of

Judgment and Order (Doc. #52). In his Motion, Plaintiff argues that he should be given

additional time to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2107 because he did not receive notice from

the Clerk's office of the actions taken in his case. The Magistrate Judge's Report and

Recommendation (Doc. #49) was entered on September 1, 2004. The Court's Order adopting

the Report and Recommendation and dismissing Plaintiff's case, along with a Final Judgment

to that affect, was entered on September 28, 2004. Plaintiff filed his Motion to Reopen Time

on March 28, 2005. 

28 U.S.C. § 2107(c) provides in pertinent part as follows:

if the district court finds -- (1) that a party entitled to notice of

the entry of a judgment or order did not receive such notice from

the clerk or any party within 21 days of its entry, and (2) that no

party would be prejudiced, the district court may, upon motion

filed within 180 days after entry of the judgment or order or

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1An affidavit is a sworn statement based on personal knowledge that is signed by the

affiant and witnessed by a notary. A declaration is a sworn statement based on personal

knowledge, which states that it is made under penalty of perjury, that is signed by the

declarant but does not need to be notarized. See 28 U.S.C. § 1746.

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within 7 days after receipt of such notice, whichever is earlier,

reopen the time for appeal for a period of 14 days from the date

of entry of the order reopening the time for appeal.

Upon consideration of this statute and the Plaintiff's Motion, it is hereby 

ORDERED that on or before June 6, 2005, Plaintiff shall file with this Court evidence

in the form of either an affidavit or a declaration1 addressing the following issues:

(1) whether notice of the entry of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation,

the Court's Order, and the Final Judgment was received by the Plaintiff from the Clerk's

office;

(2) if not, how the Plaintiff came upon notice that these events occurred; and

(3) the date on which the Plaintiff first received notice that these events occurred. 

The Clerk is DIRECTED to provide a copy of this Order to the Plaintiff at his most recent

address as stated in his Notice of Change of Address (Doc. #53), filed April 6, 2005.

DONE this 16th day of May, 2005.

 /s/ Mark E. Fuller 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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