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Parties Involved:
Antonio Acosta
Petitioner
Tony Hedgpeth
Respondent

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTONIO ACOSTA,

Petitioner,

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TONY HEDGPETH, 

Respondent. ______________________________

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No. C 07-0342 MMC (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

TO FILE SIGNED AMENDED

PETITION; GRANTING LEAVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Docket No. 2)

On January 18, 2007, petitioner, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed the

above-titled petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has

applied for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

Petitioner has not signed his petition. Pursuant to Rule 11, every pleading, written

motion, or other paper filed in an action shall be signed by the party's attorney or, "if the

party is not represented by an attorney, shall be signed by the party." Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). 

An unsigned paper shall be stricken unless omission of the signature is corrected promptly

after being called to the attention of the party. Id. 

Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED with leave to file a signed amended petition

within thirty (30) days of the date this order is filed. Petitioner's amended petition shall be

filed on the Court's form for habeas petitions. The amended petition must include the caption

and civil case number used in this order (No. C 07-0342 MMC (PR)) and the words

AMENDED PETITION on the first page. 

Petitioner must include in the amended petition all the claims he wishes to

present, and he may not include any unexhausted claims or incorporate material from

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prior petitions by reference. Failure to file an amended petition in conformity with this

order shall result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice.

In light of petitioner’s lack of funds, the application to proceed in forma pauperis is

GRANTED.

This order terminates Docket No. 2.

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 24, 2007 _________________________ MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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