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Case1:07-cv—00408-JJF D0cument5 Filed 07/16/2007 Page10f3
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OE DELAWARE
HARRY J. SMITH, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 07-408-JJF
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I. ii x€;; I wish the Court to rule on my § 2254
‘ ‘ petition as currently pending. I realize
that the law does not allow me to file
successive or later petitions unless I
receive certification to do so from the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit; therefore, this petition
will be my one opportunity to seek federal
habeas corpus relief.
2. $?¢?§?§ I wish to amend my § 2254 petition to
include all the grounds I have. I will
do so within thirty (30) days. I realize
that the law does not allow me to file .
successive or later petitions unless I
receive certification to do so from the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit; therefore, this amended
all—inclusive petition will be my one
opportunity to seek federal habeas corpus
relief.
3. jog) I wish to withdraw my § 2254 petition
without prejudice to file one all-inclusive
petition in the future; that is, one
that raises all the grounds I have for

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federal habeas corpus relief. I realize
this all-inclusive petition must be filed
within the one—year period as defined by `
28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). See Swartz v. Meyers,
204 F.3d 417 (ad Cir. 2000).
4. am not seeking federal habeas corpus
relief under § 2254. I am instead seeking
relief under .
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