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Case 1 :07-cv-00417-GMS Document 5 Filed 08/O1/2007 Page 1 of 3 _
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
I FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
JAMES A. MAYS, ) n _
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Petitioner, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 07-417-GMS Y
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THOMAS CARROLL, ) -
Warden, ATTORNEY ) -
GENERAL OF THE STATE ) ?
OF DELAWARE, ) E
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Respondents. ) ;
AEDPA ELECTION FORM ° ‘ " ‘`` ` —‘ _A
l. Iwish the court to rule on my § 2254 AUG ·- I Y
petition as currently pending. I realize ,_
that the law does not allow me to file i I`'`` i `¥ ‘ ; ·
successive or later petitions unless I 3 .- M M U ) ,__,
receive certification to do so from the BD Scanrv 44
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit; therefore, this petition
will be my one opportunity to seek federal
habeas corpus relief.
2. I wish to amend my § 2254 petition to
include all the grounds I have. I will
do so within thirty (30) days. I realize
that the law does not allow me to tile g
successive or later petitions unless I
receive certification to do so from the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit; therefore, this amended
all-inclusive petition will be my one
opportunity to seek federal habeas corpus
relief.

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3. I wish to withdraw my § 2254 petition I
without prejudice to file one all-inclusive
petition in the future; that is, one
that raises all the grounds I have for I
federal habeas corpus relief. I realize
this all-inclusive petition must be filed ‘
within the 0ne—year period as defined by °
28 U.S.C. § 2244(cl). See Swartz v. Meyers, I
204 F.3d 417 (3d Cir. 2000).
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4. I am not seeking federal habeas corpus
relief under § 2254. Iam instead seeking I
relief under .
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etttioner .
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