Legal Opinion
Barke v. Berge
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided October 8, 1997No. 97-C-354PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
On April 9, 1997, Ralph Barke submitted to the court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, along with an application for leave for proceed in forma pauperis. He did not submit the $5.00 filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The clerk of court stamped the word “filed” on both the petition and the application to proceed in forma pauperis on that day. In a decision and order dated April 28, 1997, I noted that Mr. Barke had filed a certified copy of his prison trust account statement, but that he had failed to…
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- Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- James Milus Weaver v. Orville B. PungCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Norlander v. PlaskyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
3Cited by3 opinions
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