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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY 
 
 
ANDREW B. CLAYTON, SR., 
Petitioner, 
v. 
REBECCA FRANCESCHINI, 
Respondent. 
 
Case No. 26–cv–06873–ESK 
 
OPINION 
KIEL, U.S.D.J. 
Petitioner Andrew B. Clayton, Sr. filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 
under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Petition) (ECF No. 1.) The filing fee for a petition for 
writ of habeas corpus is $ 5.00. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 54.3(a), the filing 
fee is required to be paid at the time the petition is presented for filing. If a 
prisoner does not pay the filing fee and instead seeks to proceed in forma 
pauperis, that petitioner must submit (a) an affidavit setting forth information 
which establishes that the petitioner is unable to pay the fees and costs of the 
proceedings, and (b) a certification signed by an authorized officer of the 
institution certifying (1) the amount presently on deposit in the prisoner’s 
prison account and, (2) the greatest amount on deposit in the prisoner’s 
institutional account during the six -month period pri or to the date of the 
certification. L.Civ.R. 81.2(b). If the institutional account of the petitioner 
exceeds $ 200, the petitioner shall not be considered eligible to proceed in forma 
pauperis. L.Civ.R. 81.2(c). 
Petitioner did not pay the filing fee or submit an in forma pauperis 
application with a certified statement. The Court will direct the Clerk to send 
petitioner a new in forma pauperis application to complete and return. PageID: <pageID>
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An appropriate Order accompanies this Opinion. 
 /s/ Edward S. Kiel 
EDWARD S. KIEL 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
Dated: June 15, 2026 PageID: <pageID>

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