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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

Alfonso Bobbie Rhone, 

Petitioner, 

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Dennis Smith,

Respondent. 

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No. CV 12-718-PHX-GMS (JFM)

ORDER

On February 18, 2011, Petitioner Alfonso Bobbie Rhone, who is confined in the

Federal Correctional Institution-Phoenix, filed a pro se “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus”

in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. On June 22 ,2011,

Petitioner filed a “Supplemental Petition.” On April 4, 2012 the Western District of

Louisiana construed Petitioner’s Petition as filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 because

Petitioner is challenging the execution of his federal sentence, and transferred the action to

this District. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. On May 16, 2012, the Court dismissed the

Petition with leave to amend. On may 24, 2012, Petitioner filed an Amended Petition

(Doc. 16). The Court will require a response to the Amended Petition.

I. Amended Petition

In his Amended Petition, Petitioner names Dennis Smith as the Respondent.

Petitioner raises four grounds for relief:

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(1) The United States Marshal violated District Court orders by failing to commit

Petitioner to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons, and

Petitioner’s time in the Louisiana State Prison should be credited against his

federal sentence;

(2) The Bureau of Prisons is “estopped from asserting any rights . . . to

reincarcerate Petitioner after his inadvertent release”;

(3) The delay in execution of Petitioner’s sentence violated Petitioner’s due

process rights; and 

(4) The Federal Bureau of Prisons released “Petitioner from all liability of

confinement when they knowingly and voluntarily signed the stipulated . . . list

of claims waived in the “Release Agreement/Contract.”

The Court will require Respondent to answer the Amended Petition.

II. 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 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 include a

certificate stating that a copy of the filing was served. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d). Also, Petitioner

must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. LRCiv 5.4. Failure to

comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice to Petitioner.

C. Possible Dismissal

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

warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet,

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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) The Clerk of Court must serve a copy of the Summons, the Amended Petition

(Doc. 16), and this Order upon the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona by

certified mail addressed to the civil process clerk at the office of the United States Attorney

pursuant to Rule 4(i)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Clerk of Court must

also send by certified mail a copy of the Summons, the Amended Petition, and this Order to

the United States Attorney General pursuant to Rule 4(i)(1)(B) and to Respondent pursuant

to Rule 4(i)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

 (2) Respondent Dennis Smith must answer the Amended Petition within 20 days

of the date of service. Respondent shall not file a dispositive motion in place of an answer

without first showing cause as to why an answer is inadequate.

(3) Petitioner may file a reply within 30 days from the date of service of the

answer.

(4) This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge James F. Metcalf pursuant to Rules

72.1 and 72.2 of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for further proceedings and a report and

recommendation.

DATED this 16th day of July, 2012.

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