Perkins v. Secretary of the Department of Corrections et al
Petitioner: Lahme Perkins
Respondent: Secretary of the Department of Corrections, Warden of SCI-Frackville and Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office
Case Number: 1:2022cv00187
Filed: February 8, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: LT
Referring Judge: Christopher C Conner
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER - it is hereby ORDERED that petitioners motion (Doc. #2 ) to stay is GRANTED. Petitioner shall, within 30 days of the completion of his attempts to exhaust state court remedies, file a written notification with this court of said completion. For administrative purposes only, the Clerk of Court is directed to mark this matter CLOSED. Service of the petition on respondents is DEFERRED pending the reopening of this matter. Signed by Honorable Christopher C. Conner on 3/17/2022 (mw)
March 10, 2022 Filing 10 NOTICE OF ELECTION filed by Lahme Perkins. (ibr)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER - it is hereby ORDERED that the courts February 28, 2022 order (Doc. 7) is VACATED. Petitioners application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, (Doc. 5), is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this order to the Superintendent/Warden of the institution where petitioner is presently confined. The petition is DEEMED filed. Signed by Honorable Christopher C. Conner on 3/4/2022. (mw)
February 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER - it is hereby ORDERED that petitioner is GRANTED leave to elect, within forty-five (45) days of the date of this order, to withdraw the petition or to have the petition construed and ruled upon under 28 U.S.C. 2254. Petitioner shall FILE, within forty-five (45) days of the date of this order, the attached notice of election form, indicating an election to withdraw the petition or to have the petition construed and ruled upon under 28 U.S.C. 2254. Signed by Honorable Christopher C. Conner on 2/28/2022. (mw)
February 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER - it is hereby ORDERED that petitioners application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, (Doc. #5 ), is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this order to the Superintendent/Warden of the institution where petitioner is presently confined. The petition is DEEMED filed. Signed by Honorable Christopher C. Conner on 2/28/2022 (mw)
February 25, 2022 Filing 6 UNCERTIFIED Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (dw)
February 25, 2022 Filing 5 CERTIFIED MOTION (Application) for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Lahme Perkins.(dw)
February 8, 2022 Filing 4 THIRTY (30) DAY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER directing the prisoner to pay the filing fee or file a signed Application to Proceed IFP within 30 days or case will be dismissed. Signed by LP on 02/08/2022. (Attachments: #1 IFP (habeas corpus))(lp)
February 8, 2022 Filing 3 PRO SE LETTER ISSUED providing the case number and the AO 85 Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Consent) (lp)
February 8, 2022 Filing 2 MOTION to Stay and Abey Mixed Petition submitted by Lahme Perkins.(lp)
February 8, 2022 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus lodged as no filing fee was paid and no Motion for In Forma Pauperis was filed, filed by Lahme Perkins. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1- Correspondence to Jennifer E. Tobias, Esquire from petitioner dated 04/22, 2014 Regarding Amended PCRA Petition, #2 Exhibit 2-Correspondence to Jennifer E. Tobias, Esquire from Petitioner dated 08/03/2014 Regarding Amended PCRA Petition, #3 Exhibit 3-Correspondence to Jennifer Tobias, Esquire from Petitioner dated 12/13/2014 Regarding Notice of his Evidentiary Hearing on PCRA Petition with attached proposed order for Motion for Allocation of Defense Funds to Retain Independent Forensic DNA Analyst, #4 Exhibit 4-Correspondence to Jennifer E. Tobias, Esquire from Petitioner dated 04/30/2015 Regarding Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Notice of Intent to Dismiss, #5 Exhibit 5-Transcript Excerpt of Preliminary Hearing/Court of Common Pleas Dauphin County Mag. District 12-2-04 dated 03/18/2008, #6 Correspondence to Damian DeStefano, Esquire from petitioner dated 03/25/2018 Regarding Ineffectiveness of Counsel, #7 Exhibit 7-Copy of Decision in Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Petitioner v. Michael D. Rentschler, Respondent/Supreme Court of Pennsylvania/2010 Pa. LEXIS 1889; 17 Pa. D. & C. 5th 207/No. 1626 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 - dated 08/27/2010, #8 Appendix 1-Unspecified Excerpt from an Opinion regarding DNA, #9 Appendix 2-DNA Analysis Report from Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Forensic Services dated 06/26/2008)(lp)

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