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Hines v. Martin

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Valdosta Division
Mar 9, 2006
No. 7:06-cv-8(HL) (M.D. Ga. Mar. 9, 2006)

Opinion

No. 7:06-cv-8(HL).

March 9, 2006


ORDER


Petitioner MELVIN HINES initially filed a letter with the Northern District of Georgia, which docketed the letter as a habeas petition and transferred it to this Court. By order dated January 30, 2006, this Court instructed petitioner to present his claims on the standard 28 U.S.C. § 2254 forms required by this Court and to either submit the $5.00 filing fee or execute and return a financial affidavit seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner was given thirty (30) days in which to comply with the Court's order. Petitioner was advised that his failure to comply with the Court's order would result in the dismissal of this action.

The thirty days have now elapsed and petitioner has failed to comply with the Court's January 30th Order. The liberal construction that is granted pro se litigants in filing their complaints does not mean that they are allowed lack of compliance with deadlines that are imposed by law. "Liberal construction does not mean liberal deadlines." Wayne v. Jarvis, 197 F.3d 1098, 1104 (11th Cir. 1999). Consequently, the within action is hereby DISMISSED, without prejudice.

On February 3, 2006, the Court received a letter from petitioner which essentially repeated petitioner's claims from his initial letter. Petitioner's February 3rd letter may have crossed in the mail with this Court's January 30th order, but in any event, said letter clearly does not comply with the Court's order.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Hines v. Martin

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Valdosta Division
Mar 9, 2006
No. 7:06-cv-8(HL) (M.D. Ga. Mar. 9, 2006)
Case details for

Hines v. Martin

Case Details

Full title:MELVIN HINES, Petitioner, v. Warden MICHELLE MARTIN, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Valdosta Division

Date published: Mar 9, 2006

Citations

No. 7:06-cv-8(HL) (M.D. Ga. Mar. 9, 2006)