Griffin v. Buesgen

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
KEITH L. GRIFFIN,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRIS BUESGEN,
Respondent.
ORDER
Case No. 26-cv-99-jdp
Petitioner Keith L. Griffin seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Petitioner has submitted a motion for leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee.
(Dkt. # 2). 	The court cannot consider this motion, however, because it lacks supporting
documentation regarding petitioner’s eligibility for indigent status. 	For this case to move
forward, petitioner must either pay the $5 filing fee or submit a certified inmate trust fund
account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the six-month period immediately preceding
the filing of this habeas corpus petition. If petitioner does not submit either the $5 filing fee
or a trust fund account statement before March 4, 2026, the court will assume that petitioner
wishes to withdraw this action voluntarily and will dismiss the petition.
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. 	The motion for leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee (Dkt. # 2)
is DENIED at this time.
2. 	No later than March 4, 2026, petitioner Keith L. Griffin shall pay the $5 filing
fee or submit a certified copy of petitioner’s inmate trust fund account statement for the six-
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month period from the date of the habeas petition (August 9, 2025 through at least February
9, 2026).
3. 	If petitioner fails to pay the $5 filing fee, comply as directed, or show cause for
failure to do so, the court will assume the petitioner wishes to withdraw this petition.
Entered this 10th day of February, 2026.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
ANDREW R. WISEMAN
United States Magistrate Judge
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