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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

CENTRAL DIVISION

ANTIONA LEE PHILLIPS PETITIONER

ADC #162493

V. CASE NO. 4:22-cv-00852-LPR-JTK

DOE RESPONDENT

ORDER

Before the Court is Petitioner’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. No. 

1) Mr. Phillips’s application shows that he has $65 in his prison account and that his average 

monthly balance is $22.63. 

The purpose of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 is to ensure that indigent litigants have an entre, not a 

barrier, to the federal courts. In re Williamson, 786 F.2d 1336, 1338 (8th Cir. 1986) (quoting 

Souder v. McGuire, 516 F.2d 820, 823 (3rd Cir. 1975)). Although a claimant need not be 

completely destitute to take advantage of the IFP statute, he or she must show that paying the filing 

fee would result in an undue financial hardship. Williamson, 786 F.2d at 1338. With the 

information provided to the Court, Mr. Phillips has not established that he is indigent or that paying 

the $5 filing fee would result in undue financial hardship. Accordingly, his Motion to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED.

If Mr. Phillips wishes to proceed with this action, he must pay the applicable filing fee 

within thirty (30) days of the issuance of this Order. Failure to comply within the required period 

of time may result in summary dismissal of Mr. Phillips’s petition.

Additionally, Mr. Phillips has failed to name a Respondent. A petition for a writ of habeas 

corpus “shall name the person who has custody over the [petitioner]” as the Respondent. 28 U.S.C. 

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§ 2242. If Mr. Phillips wishes to proceed with this habeas action, he must file an amended petition 

naming his current custodian, Dexter Payne, Director of the Arkansas Division of Correction, as 

the Respondent. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 21st day of November, 2022.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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