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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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WO MDR

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Tarmaine A. Colbert, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

State of Arizona, et al., 

Respondents. 

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No. CV 07-147-PHX-SMM (DKD)

ORDER

I. Pending Motion

In a March 21, 2007 Order (Doc. #5), the Court dismissed Petitioner Tarmaine A.

Colbert’s pro se Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus because Petitioner had failed to name

a proper respondent. The Court gave Petitioner 30 days to file an amended complaint that

cured this jurisdictional defect. 

Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s “Motion for Extension of Time to File an

Amended Petition Under 28 USC § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus” (Doc. #9). Petitioner

requests a 30-day extension of time to file an amended petition because he was recently

transferred from the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Florence, Colorado to USP-Tucson,

Arizona; he received the Court’s March 21, 2007 Order on April 12, 2007; and his electronic

law library access is limited because he is housed in a high-security Penitentiary. 

The Court, in its discretion, will grant Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time.

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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 Respondents, 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,

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 Extension of Time to File an Amended Petition Under

28 USC § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus” (Doc. #9) is granted. Petitioner has 30 days

from the date this Order is filed to file an amended petition.

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

action, without further notice to Petitioner, if Petitioner fails to submit an amended petition

on the court-approved form within 30 days from the filing date of this Order.

DATED this 26th day of April, 2007.

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