Opinion
Civil Action No. 21 - 708 Civil Action No. 21 - 737
06-09-2021
ADAM PASTORIES, Petitioner, v. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, et al. Respondents.
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Petitioner is an inmate in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and currently confined at SCI-Houtzdale. On May 26, 2021, this Court opened Civil Action No. 21-708 after it received from Petitioner a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis and a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus that it appears Petitioner mailed to an incorrect address in January 2021. On June 2, 2021, this Court opened Civil Action No. 21-737 after it received a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis and what appears to be an identical Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus that Petitioner mailed to the Court's correct address in May 2021. Two days later, the Court received the $5.00 filing fee for Civil Action No. 21-737 and docketed the Petition in that case. Given that Civil Action No. 21-737 appears to be duplicative to Civil Action No. 21-708, and the fact that the filing fee has been paid in 21-737, the following Order is now entered:
AND NOW, this 9th day of June, 2021,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to terminate and mark closed Civil Action No. 21-708, as it is duplicative to Civil Action No. 21-737.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any and all further filings that relate to Petitioner's habeas proceedings challenging his judgment of sentence at CP-02-CR-0011675-2015 should be clearly marked with Civil Action No. 21-737 and filed in that case.
By the Court:
/s/ Lisa Pupo Lenihan
Lisa Pupo Lenihan
United States Magistrate Judge Cc: Adam Pastories
ML-1903
SCI-Houtzdale
P.O. Box 1000
209 Institution Drive
Houtzdale, PA 16698-1000