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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Valentino Javier Romero, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

Dora Schriro, et al., 

Respondents. 

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No. CV 07-1207-PHX-SMM (BPV)

ORDER

On June 19, 2007, Petitioner Valentino Javier Romero, who is confined in the Arizona

State Prison Complex in Buckeye, Arizona, filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not paid the $5.00 filing fee but he has filed an

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

I. Petitioner Must Pay Filing Fee

 Rule 3.5(b) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure requires that “[i]f a habeas corpus

petitioner desires to prosecute the petition in forma pauperis, the petitioner shall file an

application to proceed [in forma pauperis] on a form approved by the Court, accompanied

by a certification of the warden or other appropriate officer of the institution in which the

petitioner is confined as to the amount of money or securities on deposit to the petitioner’s

credit.” Rule 3.5(b) also requires payment of the $5.00 filing fee if a petitioner has in excess

of $25.00 in his inmate account. 

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Petitioner’s Application reflects a balance of $39.30 in his inmate account.

Accordingly, Petitioner is required to pay the $5.00 filing fee. Petitioner will be granted

thirty days within which to do so.

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 submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

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) That Petitioner’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #3) is

denied;

(2) Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed Petitioner must pay the $5.00

filing fee;

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(3) If Petitioner fails to pay the $5.00 filing fee within 30 days, the Clerk of Court

must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice

to Petitioner.

DATED this 28th day of June, 2007.

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