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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
JOHN H. BENGE, I R., )
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Petitioner, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 08-78—Gl\/IS
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MICHAEL DELOY, )
Warden, and ATTORNEY ) F
GENERAL OF THE STATE )
OF DELAWARE, )
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Respondents. )
AEDPA ELECTION FORM
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l. I wish the court to rule on 1ny § 2254
petition as currently pending. I realize
that the law does not allow me to tile
successive or later petitions unless I
receive certification to do so from the —
United States Court of Appeals for the .,....__,,. __,___,_______ p _
Third Circuit; therefore, this p€tiii011 I
will be my one opportunity to seek federal "â€â€œâ€œâ€œâ€œâ€œâ€â€œÂ·â€˜"··~··--·— ·—-—~ rj 5
habeas corpus relief. __
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2. I wish to amend my § 2254 petition to [`l.L1:2;2j[L:§r`ljil-CI Germ L
include all the grounds I have. I will --»·· _____i
do so within thirty (30) days. I realize
that the law does not allow me to Hle
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—inc1usive
petition in the future; that is, one
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 .
Petiiiger `g*-{O ,.C)g'
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28 .S.C. §l746 DECLARATION O SERVICE AND FILING BY
DEPOSIT OF PLEADING IN PRISON-ER MAIL SYSTEM
COMES NOW, JOHN I-I. BENGE, JR., who makes the following declaration
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746:
l. That he is currently incarcerated at Sussex Correctional Institution, Georgetown, DE, a
facility of the Delaware Department of éorrectiong and
2. That on March l0, 2008 he deposited in the internal mailing system maintained by
Sussex Correctional Institution for the deposit of prisoner mail the "AEDPA Election
Form" attached hereto;
3. That first class postage therefor was prepaid and the aforesaid document(s) was/were
addressed to:
Clerk of the Court
United States District Court
United States Courthouse
844 North King Street
Lockbox 1.8
Wilmington, DE 1.9947
and
Thomas E. Brown, Esq.
Deputy Attorney General Assembly
Delaware Department of Justice
840 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
I hereby certify under penalty ofthe laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is
r t1ue and correct.
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Executed on. Marchlt), 2008
John H. Benge, .
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