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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SAN ANGELO DIVISION
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Petitioner,
CIVIL ACTION NO.
6:12-CV-00006-C
WILLIAM STEPHENS, Director,
Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Correctional Institutions Division, USCANo.
Respondent. Au-J"^* TftPfe*
ORDER
On January 12, 2015, Tony Walter Gordon filed a Notice of Appeal in the instant civil
action.' Although Petitioner has notrequested permission to proceed informa pauperis onappeal,
the Court finds that he proceeded informa pauperis in the district court and should be GRANTED
leave to proceed informa pauperis on appeal.
SO ORDERED.
Dated January /£ ,2015.
RECEIVED m
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
FEB 02 2015
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'Petitioner's certificate of appealability was denied by Order dated December 19, 2014.
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PARTI COURT REPORTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; (To be'completedbythe CourtReporterand.fqrwarded'to the' ^\
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PARTI NOTIFICATION THAT TRANSCRIPT HAS BEEN FILED IN THE DISTRICT COURT (To be completed: sfeb^iby.- fhe;eourt/rfft;Xiiw\ ;i«---' /,
reporter on dateoffiling transcript inDistrict Court andnotification must be forwarded to Court ofAppeals
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This is to certify that the transcript has been completed and filed with the District Court today
. Actual Number of Pages . ActuaYNuniber of Volumes -• -.",' •.
Date Signature of Court Reporter
Copy 5 - Appellant's Copy to be. transmitted to the U.S: Court of Appeals (5th Circuit), 600 S. Maestri Place,, < " , ^ ?
Room 115, New Orleans, LA 70130, upon completion of Part I -* i; - : DKTi:i3 (5/96)
Gordon, Tony Walter
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