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Parties Involved:
Darren Griem
Respondent
John Henson
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN HENSON, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

DARREN GRIEM, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-1908-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner proceeds without counsel and seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254. He has paid the filing fee. However, the court cannot the required review of the 

petition because petitioner has not signed it. See ECF No. 1 at 19-20. Rule 11 of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure requires that “[e]very pleading, written motion, and other paper . . . be 

signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s name—or by a party personally if the 

party is unrepresented.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Because petitioner is not represented by counsel 

and did not sign the petition himself, it will be disregarded. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The Clerk of the Court shall strike the petition (ECF No. 1) from the docket. 

2. Within thirty days, petitioner shall file a signed petition using the form employed by 

this court and stating all claims and prayers for relief. 

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3. Petitioner is cautioned that failure to file a signed petition pursuant to this order may 

result in the dismissal of this action. 

4. The Clerk is directed to send petitioner the court’s form for application for writ of 

habeas corpus. 

DATED: August 16, 2016. 

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