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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
. IFOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE I
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MICHAEL E. YOST, ) I
Petitioner, )
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v_ ) Civil Action No. 07-838-SLR I
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RAPI-IAEL WILLIAMS, I I
Warden, and ATTORNEY ) I ”""`““"T`"“`”§§`“`"`I1»I “" I I
I GENERAL OF THE STATE ) F lj- I- __I··’_“_ I
_ OF DELAWARE, ) I . 'I I
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Respondents. ) IIII A A EGGS I `
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AEDPA ELECTION FORM I
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1. I I wish the court to rule on my § 2254 I
petition as currently pending. I realize I
· that the law does not allow me to tile I
successive or later petitions unless I I
receive certification to do so from the S
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit; therefore, this petition
will be my one opportunity to seek federal I
habeas corpus relief. - I. I
2. I wish to amend my § 2254 petition to I
· inciudeall the grounds I have. Iwill I
do so within thirty (30) days. I realize '
. that the law does not allow me to file
successive or later petitions unless I I
receive certification to do so from the I
United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit; therefore, this amended _
I all-inclusive petition will be my one I
. opportunity to seek federal habeas corpus I
relief. I
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3. I wish to withdraw my § 2254 petition
without prejudice to file one all-inclusive :
petition inthe future; that is, one
that raises all the grounds I have for
federal habeas corpus relief. I realize I
this alI—inclusive petition must be filed `
within the one-year period as defined by i I
28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). gee Swartz v. Me ers,
204 F.3cI 417 (3d Cir. 2000).
4. I am not seeking federal habeas corpus .
- . I relief under § 2254, Il am instead seeking I
.. . relief under _ _ ` _. I `_ ‘
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Petitioner I
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