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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Patrick Asuwafo Ejedawe, 

Petitioner,

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Phillip Crawford, et al., 

Respondents.

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No. CV 06-2708-PHX-SMM (ECV)

ORDER

Petitioner Patrick Asuwafo Ejedawe (A27-918-837), who is confined in the Eloy

Detention Center in Eloy, Arizona, has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. The Court will

deny Petitioner’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis without prejudice and allow him

thirty days to file a properly certified application to proceed in forma pauperis.

I. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

Under Rule 3.5(b) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure, the $5.00 filing fee must be

paid if a habeas corpus petitioner has more than $25.00 in his inmate accounts. If a petitioner

has less than $25.00 in his inmate accounts, he may seek leave to proceed without payment

of the filing fee by filing an application to proceed in forma pauperis. An application to

proceed in forma pauperis must be filed on a Court-approved with a certification of an

authorized officer of the institution in which the petitioner is confined as to the amount of

money in the inmate’s institutional account. Petitioner’s Motion to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis is not on the court-approved form and it does not include a certification by the

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appropriate official at the institution where he is confined. Accordingly, Petitioner will be

given thirty (30) days in which to either pay the filing fee or file a properly certified

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

II. Warnings

A. Address Changes

Petitioner must file and serve a notice of a change of address within ten (10) days of

the date his move is effective. LRCIV 83.3(d). Petitioner must not include a request for any

other relief in his notice of change of address.

B. Copies

Petitioner must serve Respondent, or counsel if an appearance has been entered, a

copy of every document that he files. FED.R.CIV.P. 5(a). Each filing must be accompanied

by a certificate stating that a copy of the filing was served. FED. R. CIV. P. 5(d). Petitioner

also must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. LRCIV 5.4. The

Court may strike any filing that fails to comply with these requirements.

C. Possible dismissal

If Petitioner fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these

warnings, this action will be dismissed without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963

F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (district court may dismiss action for failure to comply

with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Petitioner’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (attached to his Petition) is

denied without prejudice. Petitioner must either pay the $5.00 filing fee or file a properly

signed and certified Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis within thirty (30) days of the

date this Order is filed.

(2) The Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without

prejudice and without further notice to Petitioner if Petitioner fails to either pay the five

dollar filing fee or file a certified Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by a Prisoner

within thirty (30) days of the date this Order is filed.

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(3) The Clerk of Court must provide to Petitioner the current Court-approved form

for filing an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by a Prisoner (Habeas).

DATED this 27th day of November, 2006.

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Name and Prisoner/Booking Number

Place of Confinement

Mailing Address

City, State, Zip Code

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Petitioner, ) CASE NO. 

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) APPLICATION TO PROCEED

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Respondent(s). ) BY A PRISONER

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I, , declare, in support of my request to proceed in the above

entitled case without prepayment of fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, that I am unable to pay the fees for these

proceedings or to give security therefor and that I believe I am entitled to relief.

In support of this application, I answer the following questions under penalty of perjury:

1. Are you currently employed at the institution where you are confined? GYes GNo

If "Yes," state the amount of your pay and where you work. 

2. Do you receive any other payments from the institution where you are confined? GYes GNo

If "Yes," state the source and amount of the payments. 

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3. Do you have any other sources of income, savings, or assets either inside or outside of the institution where

you are confined? GYes GNo

If "Yes," state the sources and amounts of the income, savings, or assets. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the above information is true and correct.

DATE SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICIAL

AS TO STATUS OF APPLICANT’S TRUST ACCOUNT

I, , certify that as of the date applicant signed this application:

(Printed name of official)

The applicant’s trust account balance at this institution is: $ .

DATE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE TITLE/ID NUMBER INSTITUTION 

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