Wallace v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
BRANDON WALLACE, 	)
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Petitioner, 	)
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v. 	) 	No. 2:25-cv-03040-SHL-tmp
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
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Respondent. 	)
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO MODIFY DOCKET AND TO MAIL FORMS
AND
ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER TO FILE AN IN FORMA PAUPERIS AFFIDAVIT
AND TRUST FUND ACCOUNT STATEMENT OR PAY THE HABEAS FILING FEE
AND TO FILE AN AMENDED PETITION ON THE OFFICIAL FORM
On November 14, 2025, Petitioner Brandon Wallace, Tennessee Department of
Correction (“TDOC”) prisoner number 5019181, who is incarcerated at the Shelby County
Correctional Center in Memphis, Tennessee, filed a pro se petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
(ECF No. 2.) 	Wallace failed to pay the $5.00 habeas filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)
or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a certified copy of his inmate trust
fund account statement.2
The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail Wallace along with this Order: (1) a copy of the prisoner
Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (AO 240) and (2) a copy
of the form for a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (AO 242).
1 The Clerk is DIRECTED to correct the TDOC prisoner number on the docket to 501918.
(See ECF Nos. 2 at PageID 2; 2-1 at PageID 6.)
2 On November 14, 2025, the Clerk mailed Wallace a docket sheet, the form for a Petition
for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2242 (AO 242), and an application to proceed in
forma pauperis.
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Wallace is ORDERED to pay the $5.00 habeas corpus filing fee or submit a properly
completed Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (AO 240)
demonstrating his indigency, and a certified inmate trust fund account statement for the last six
months, no later than thirty days from the date of entry of this Order.3
The Court uses the form for Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241
(AO 242). 	Because Wallace has not provided the information required, Petitioner is
DIRECTED to file an amended petition on the official form no later than thirty days from the
date of this Order.
Wallace is ORDERED to notify the Court immediately, in writing, of any change of
address. 	If Wallace fails to abide by this requirement or any other requirement of this Order in a
timely manner, the Court may, without further notice, impose appropriate sanctions, up to and
including dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
41(b).
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 3rd day of December, 2025.
s/ Sheryl H. Lipman
SHERYL H. LIPMAN
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
3 Wallace is advised that if his inmate trust account had a balance of at least $25.00 on the
date his petition was filed, an application to proceed in forma pauperis will be denied.
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