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Parties Involved:
James D. Hartley
Respondent
Abdul Malik Muhammad
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ABDUL MALIK MUHAMMAD, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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JAMES D. HARTLEY, Warden, )

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Respondent. )

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1:10-cv-00094 MJS HC 

ORDER REQUIRING PETITIONER TO

SUBMIT SIGNED DECLARATION 

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

Upon examination of the petition, the Court has discovered that the petition does not

contain an original signature. Local Rule 131 requires a document submitted to the Court for

filing to include an original signature. In addition, Rule 2(c)(5) of the Rules Governing Section

2254 Cases requires a petition for writ of habeas corpus to “be signed under penalty of perjury

by the petitioner.” 

In light of the difficulty in having Petitioner submit a new habeas corpus petition,

Petitioner is ordered to submit a document stating that he submitted the instant petition to the

Court and sign that document under penalty of perjury. The document must contain an

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original signature. Petitioner is granted twenty (20) days from the date of service of this order

to comply with the Court’s directive. 

Petitioner is forewarned that failure to comply with a Court order may result in dismissal

of the petition pursuant to Local Rule 110.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 25, 2010 /s/Michael J. Seng 

ci4d6 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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