Case 1:05-cv—OO920-JJF Document 3-2 Filed O1/17/2006 Page1 0f2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
LAKISHA SHORT, )
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Petitioner, )
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v. ) Civil Action NO. 05-920-JJF
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PATRICK RYAN, )
Warden, and CARL C. DANBERG, )
Attorney General )
of the State of )
Delaware, )
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Respondents. )
AEDPA ELECTION FORM
1. 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. I wish to withdraw my § 2254 petition
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without prejudice to file one all—inclusive
petition in the future; that is, one
that raises all the grounds I have for
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 (3d Cir. 2000).
4. I am not seeking federal habeas corpus
relief under § 2254. I am instead seeking
relief under .
Petitioner