THIGPEN JR. v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY DENNIS THIGPEN, Jr, Petitioner, : Civ. No, 22-2371 (GC) v □ STATE OF NEW JERSEY, MEMORANDUM & ORDER Respondent.

Pro se Petitioner, Dennis Thigpen, Jr., is a state prisoner confined at the Northern State Prison in Newark, New Jersey. Petitioner is proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

The habeas petition did not include an application to proceed in forma pauperis nor did it include a prepaid $5.00 filing fee. Therefore, this case is administratively terminated. See L.

Civ. R. 54.3(a). Petitioner shall have the opportunity to reopen this action should he so choose.

Accordingly, IT IS on this Ui aay of April, 2022, ORDERED that the Clerk shall administratively terminate this case; Petitioner is informed that administrative termination is not a “dismissal” for purposes of a statute of limitations, and that if the case is reopened, it is not subject to a statute of limitations time bar if it was originally filed timely, see Papotto v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 731 F.3d 265, 275 (3d Cir. 2013) (distinguishing administrative terminations from dismissals); and it is further ORDERED if Petitioner wishes to reopen this case, he shall so notify this Court in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of entry of this memorandum and order; Petitioner’s writing shall include either the $5.00 filing fee or a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis; and it is further ORDERED that upon receipt of a writing from Petitioner stating that he wishes to reopen this case and either the $5.00 filing fee or a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis, the Clerk will be directed to reopen this case; and it is finally ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve upon Petitioner by regular U.S. mail: (1) a copy of this memorandum and order; and (2) a blank form application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner in a habeas corpus case.

GEORGETTE CASTNER United States District Judge :