Crooks

Crooks v. Ignoramis

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJuly 9, 20203:20-cv-00407California1,131 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM GRANT CROOKS, Case No.: 3:20-cv-0407-LAB-RBM

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING SECOND

v. AMENDED PETITION WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

IGNORAMIS, et al., Respondents. 16 On March 2, 2020, Petitioner, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which he appeared to be challenging his continued involuntary commitment to Patton State Hospital, after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982. (See Pet., ECF No. 1.) On March 4, 2020, the Court dismissed the case without prejudice because Petitioner failed to satisfy the filing fee requirement, failed to state a cognizable claim and failed to name a proper respondent. Petitioner was instructed that to have this case reopened he had to (1) either pay the filing fee or provide adequate proof of his inability to pay and (2) file a First Amended Petition no later than May 8, 2020. (ECF No.…

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