Free Order (AEDPA) - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
VERLIN ALEXANDER )
Petitioner, ;
v. i Civil Action No. 07—0l—JJF
RAPHAEL WILLIAMS, ;
Warden, ATTORNEY )
GENERAL OF THE STATE )
OF DELAWARE, )
Respondents. g
O R D E R
WHEREAS, you have filed a form petition for federal
habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254; and
WHEREAS, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2244, effectively precludes
petitioners from filing a second or subsequent habeas petition
except in the most unusual of circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit has mandated that, before ruling on the merits of a
your petition, you must be given notice that the AEDPA applies to
your pending petition, see United States v. Miller, 197 F.3d 644
(3d Cir. 1999) and Mason v. Meyers, 208 F.3d 414 (3d Cir. 2000).
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED this _XéL day of January, I
2007, that, on or before gg} 2C?O`Q , you must file
the attached election form with the Court. Failure to timely
if

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return the completed election form will result in the Court’s
ruling on your pending petition as filed.
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Case 1:07-cv—OOOO1-JJF Document 3-2 Filed O1/16/2007 Page1 0f2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OE DELAWARE
VERLIN ALEXANDER )
)
Petitioner, )
)
v. ) Civil Action No. O7-Ol—JJF
)
RAPHAEL WILLIAMS, )
Warden, ATTORNEY )
GENERAL OF THE STATE )
OF DELAWARE, )
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Respondents. )
AEDPA ELECTION FORM
l. I wish the Court to rule on my § 2254
petition as currently pending. I realize
that the law does not allow me to file
successive or later petitions unless I
receive certification to do so from the
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 file I
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 `
without prejudice to file one all—inclusive W
petition in the future; that is, one 3
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that raises all the grounds I have for
federal habeas corpus relief. I realize
this all—inclusive petition must be filed
within the one-year period as defined by
28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). See Swartz v. Meyers,
204 F.3d 417 (3d Cir. 2000).
4. I am not seeking federal habeas corpus
relief under § 2254. I am instead seeking
relief under .
Petitioner