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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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28 JDDL

WO RP

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Alan K. Morgal, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

Charles L. Ryan, et al., 

Respondents. 

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No. CV 09-2508-PHX-MHM (MHB)

ORDER

Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s “Motion for Leave to File Amended Petition”

(Doc. #5). The Court will deny the Motion as moot.

I. Procedural Background

On December 2, 2009, Petitioner Alan K. Morgal, who is confined in the Arizona

State Prison Complex-Tucson, filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. #1) and an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #3).

By Order filed February 25, 2010 (Doc. #4), the Court granted the Application to Proceed

In Forma Pauperis; dismissed the Petition without prejudice, with leave to amend; and gave

Petitioner 30 days from the filing date of the Order to file his amended petition with the Clerk

of Court on the court-approved form included with the Order. 

II. Motion for Leave to File Amended Petition

On February 26, 2010, Petitioner filed his “Motion for Leave to File Amended

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Petition” (Doc. #5), in which Petitioner informs the Court that he “inadvertently” filed his

Petition without the “final count (#13) 13.” Petitioner seeks leave to “file the correct

petition.”

 The Court will deny Petitioner’s Motion as moot because the Court has, by Order

filed February 25, 2010 (Doc. #4), dismissed the Petition (Doc. #1) with leave to file an

amended petition.

III. Warnings

A. Address Changes

Petitioner must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Petitioner must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

B. Copies

Petitioner 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

Petitioner is warned that failure to timely comply with every provision of this Order,

including these warnings, and the Court’s February 25, 2010 Order (Doc. #4), may result in

dismissal of this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-

61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order

of the Court). 

IT IS ORDERED: 

(1) Petitioner’s “Motion for Leave to File Amended Petition” (Doc. #5) is denied

as moot.

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(2) If Petitioner fails to file an amended petition within 30 days from the filing date

of the Court’s February 25, 2010 Order (Doc. #4), the Clerk of Court must enter, without

further notice to Petitioner, a judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice.

DATED this 5th day of April, 2010.

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