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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEBROCEE A. MAXWELL,

Petitioner,

v.

STU SHERMAN, Warden,

Respondent.

No. 1:16-cv-00005-SKO HC

ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER 

TO SIGN PETITION

On December 28, 2015, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the Sacramento Division of the U.S. District Court 

for the Eastern District of California. Because the petition relates to Petitioner’s conviction in 

Kings County Superior Court, the proper venue for the petition is the Fresno Division. The 

Court, therefore, ordered the petition transferred to the Fresno Division on January 4, 2016.

Upon receipt of the petition in the Fresno Division, the Court discovered that Petitioner 

neglected to sign the petition. Rule 2 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires a 

petition to “be signed under penalty of perjury by the petitioner.” The case cannot proceed until 

Petitioner has signed the petition under penalty of perjury and filed it with the Court.

Petitioner may correct his omission by submitting a new copy of the petition, labelled 

with the file number in the caption above (No. 1:16-cv-00005-SKO HC), and signed under 

penalty of perjury on page 27. Because requiring a petitioner to submit an entirely new petition 

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with a signature may impose unnecessary costs of copying and postage on the petitioner or result

in a filing error upon submission to the Court, Petitioner may also submit a signed affidavit, 

bearing the caption and case number shown above, and setting forth the following language:

I, Kebrocee A. Maxwell, declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 

penalty of perjury that the allegations set forth in the petition for 

writ of habeas corpus filed December 28, 2015, in Kebrocee A. 

Maxwell v. Stu Sherman, Warden, Case No. 1:16-cv-00005-SKO 

HC, are true and correct, and that I placed the petition for writ of 

habeas corpus in the prison mailing system for filing.

Executed (signed) on __(date).

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Petitioner shall submit within 30 days of this 

order either (1) a signed copy of the petition for writ of habeas corpus OR (2) an affidavit, as 

described above and signed under penalty of perjury, attesting to the truth of the prior petition. If 

Petitioner fails to comply with this order within 30 days, the action will be dismissed without 

further notice for failure to comply with a court order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 15, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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