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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE _ A
JAMES E. BROWN, )
)
Petitioner, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 07-836-SLR
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RAPHAEL WILLIAMS, )
Warden, and ATTORNEY )
GENERAL OF THE STATE )
OF DELAWARE, )
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Respondents. ) __M___ww__W__“___M_mwj
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‘l. I wish the court to rule on my § 2254
petition as currently pending. I realize __ miémicr crumwmr ___l
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 l have. I will L
do so within thirty (30) days. I realize
that the law does not allow me to file ·
successive or later petitions unless I V
receive certification to do so from the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit; therefore, this amended
alI—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
petition in the future; that is, one
that raises all the grounds I have for
federal habeas corpus relief. I realize
this aII—inclusive petition must be filed
within the one-year period as defined by
28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). ge 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 .
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P titioner

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