Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-cv-01332-BNB
05-22-2012
EDWIN MARK ACKERMAN, Applicant, v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
(The above civil action number must appear on all future papers sent to the court in this action. Failure to include this number may result in a delay in the consideration of your claims.)
ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO CURE DEFICIENCIES
Applicant, Edwin Mark Ackerman, is in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections and currently is incarcerated at the Sterling Correctional Facility in Sterling, Colorado. Originally, he filed a "Motion to Remove 2010CA2637 to U.S. District Court," Ackerman v. People, No. 11-cr-00239-CMA (D. Colo. May 21, 2012). District Judge Christine M. Arguello reviewed the Motion, determined that it was more properly filed as a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 action and directed the Clerk of the Court to open and to process a separate § 2254 action.
As part of this Court's review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.2, this Court has determined that the submitted documents are deficient as described in this Order. Mr. Ackerman will be directed to cure the following if he wishes to pursue his claims. Any papers that Mr. Ackerman files in response to this Order must include the civil action number on this Order.
Mr. Ackerman also is instructed that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 an application for writ of habeas corpus is directed to the person who has custody of the detained person. Therefore, Mr. Ackerman is directed to name as Respondent the custodian of the facility where he is incarcerated.
28 U.S.C. § 1915 Motion and Affidavit:
(1) × is not submitted
(2) ___ is missing affidavit
(3) ___ is missing certified copy of prisoner's trust fund statement for the 6-month period immediately preceding this filing
(4) × is missing certificate showing current balance in prison account
(5) ___ is missing required financial information
(6) ___ is missing an original signature by the prisoner
(7) ___ is not on proper form (must use the Court's current form)
(8) ___ Names in caption do not match names in caption of complaint, petition or habeas application
(9) ___ An original and a copy have not been received by the Court.
Only an original has been received.
(10) × Other Motion is necessary only if $5.00 filing fee is not paid in advance.
Complaint, Petition or Application:
(1) ___ is not submitted
(2) × is not on proper form (must use the Court's current form)
(3) ___ is missing an original signature by the prisoner
(4) ___ is missing page nos. ___
(5) ___ Uses et al. instead of listing all parties in caption
(6) ___ An original and a copy have not been received by the court. Only an original has been received.
(7) ___ Sufficient copies to serve each defendant/respondent have not been received by the court.
(8) ___ Names in caption do not match names in text
(9) ___ Other __________
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Mr. Ackerman cure the deficiencies designated above within thirty days from the date of this Order. Any papers that Mr. Ackerman files in response to this Order must include the civil action number on the Order. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Ackerman shall obtain the Court-approved 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Application form (with the assistance of his case manager or the facility's legal assistant), along with the applicable instructions, at www.cod.uscourts.gov. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that if Mr. Ackerman fails to cure the designated deficiencies within thirty days from the date of this Order the Application will be denied and the action will be dismissed without further notice.
DATED May 22, 2012, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
Boyd N. Boland
United States Magistrate Judge