Holman
- Yvonne Rogers
- 4:20-cv-03083
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In re Holman: Judge Rogers dismissed Roylund Kane Holman’s action without prejudice after he failed to submit required forms or pay the fee.
Roylund Kane Holman’s action was dismissed without prejudice, and the court directed the Clerk to close the file.
What happened
In re ROYLUND KANE HOLMAN involved a letter from Roylund Kane Holman that the court opened as a petition challenging his custody.
The court required him to file a completed petition form and either pay the filing fee or submit a completed application to proceed without paying it. He did neither within 28 days, so the court dismissed the action without prejudice and closed the file.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued the dismissal on August 4, 2020.
The detailed version
- Holman · No. 4:20-cv-03083
- Yvonne Rogers
- Aug. 4, 2020
Background
Roylund Kane Holman, who was in custody at the San Francisco County Jail, sent a letter to the court on May 5, 2020. The court opened the matter as a habeas action, meaning a case seeking judicial review of a person’s custody.
Required filings
The Clerk of Court notified Holman that the action could not proceed unless he filed a fully completed petition form within 28 days. The Clerk also directed him either to pay the filing fee or to submit a completed prisoner application to proceed without prepaying the fee.
More than 28 days passed, and Holman had not filed the completed petition form, paid the filing fee, or submitted the required application.
Ruling
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered that the action be dismissed without prejudice. The court directed the Clerk to close the file. The opinion does not address the underlying basis for Holman’s custody or the merits of any claim.
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