Opinion
Civil Action No. 3:16CV662
09-28-2016
ANTHONY E. HARPER, Petitioner, v. LORETTA E. LYNCH, et al., Respondents.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Petitioner, a federal detainee proceeding pro se, submitted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. By Memorandum Order entered on August 26, 2016, the Court directed Petitioner, within eleven (11) days of the date of entry thereof, to complete and return the standardized form for filing a § 2241 petition as required by Eastern District of Virginia Local Civil Rule 83.4(A). The Court warned Petitioner that the failure to comply with the above directive would result in the dismissal of the action without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
More than eleven (11) days have elapsed since the entry of the August 26, 2016 Memorandum Order and Petitioner has not filed the standardized form. Accordingly, the action will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. A certificate of appealability will be DENIED.
An appropriate Order shall accompany this Memorandum Opinion.
/s/_________
M. Hannah Lauck
United States District Judge Date: SEP 28 2016
Richmond, Virginia