Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:08-CV-1773.
December 15, 2008
ORDER
AND NOW, this 15th day of December, 2008, upon consideration of petitioner's motion to withdraw (Doc. 9) his state habeas corpus petition filed pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 2254, because he is still pursuing "meritorious claims that have not been `fairly and properly' presented in the `state' courts" (id.), it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Petitioner's motion to withdraw the petition (Doc. 9) is GRANTED without prejudice. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 485-86 (2000) ("a habeas petition filed in the district court after an initial habeas petition was unadjudicated on the merits and dismissed for failure to exhaust state remedies is not a second or successive petition.")
2. The Clerk of Court is directed to TERMINATE all pending motions (Doc. 7, 9.)
3. The Clerk of Court is further directed to CLOSE this case.