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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 

amended petition because petitioner has not signed it. See ECF No. 5 at 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 amended petition (ECF No. 5) 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. 

DATED: August 18, 2016. 

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