LAWAL v. ASHCROFT

No. 02 C 2527.

211 F.Supp.2d 1057 (2002)

Babatunde LAWAL, a/k/a Abdul R. Lawal, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

April 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Babatunde Lawal, Woodstock, IL, Pro se.

Sheila McNulty Enteman, U.S. Attorney's Office, Chicago, IL, for Respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

Petitioner Babatunde Lawal brings this petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Along with his request for issuance of a writ, petitioner has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. For the following reasons, petitioner's application is granted.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) we may authorize a petitioner to proceed in forma pauperis...

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