Ramrattan v. Ritter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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JERRY RAMRATTAN,
Petitioner,
ORDER
-against- 	25-CV-5246 (NRM)
MICHAEL RITTER,
Respondent.
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NINA R. MORRISON, United States District Judge:
On October 28, 2025, Petitioner Jerry Ramrattan, proceeding pro se, submitted
this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his
2011 Queens County conviction. 	See generally Petition, ECF No. 1. 	Petitioner did
not pay the requisite filing fee or apply to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). 	By
letter dated October 28, 2025, the Court sent Petitioner a deficiency notice explaining
that he must either pay the $5 filing fee or submit an IFP application to waive the
filing fee within 14 days. 	ECF No. 2. 	To date, Petitioner has not submitted any
response.
In light of Petitioner’s pro se status, the Court grants additional time to comply.
If Petitioner wishes to proceed with this action, he must, within 30 days of the date
of this Order, either (1) pay the requisite $5 filing fee to the Clerk of Court of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York; or (2) submit an
IFP application that demonstrates indigency. 	However, if Petitioner fails to comply
within 30 days from the date of this Order, the petition will be dismissed without
prejudice. 	No further extension will be granted without good cause shown.
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The Clerk of Court is requested to send a copy of this Order, along with an IFP
application, to Petitioner at the address provided.1 	No response to this action from
the Respondent is required at this time.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Nina R. Morrison
NINA R. MORRISON
United States District Judge
Dated: 	December 1, 2025
Brooklyn, New York
1 The Clerk of Court is directed to amend Petitioner’s address to include the
name of the facility at which Petitioner is incarcerated: Eastern Correctional Facility.
See ECF No. 1 at 19.
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