Darren Pieper v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, et al.

• Court: District Court, D. New Jersey
• Decided: January 8, 2026
• Docket: 3:25-cv-18099
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

DARREN PIEPER, Petitioner, Civil Action No. 25-18099 (MAS) V. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE MEMORANDUM ORDER STATE OF NEW JERSEY, et al., Respondents.

This matter comes before the Court upon the Court’s review of Petitioner’s habeas petition. (ECF No. 1.) By way of background, Petitioner filed a habeas petition in July 2025. (See Pieper v. Doe, Docket No. 25-13660, at ECF No. 1.) That matter was thereafter terminated until Petitioner refiled his petition on the proper form, which he ultimately did on December 1, 2025. (See Pieper v. Doe, Docket No. 25-13660, at ECF No. 20.) This matter was thereafter filed on December 2, 2025. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner’s habeas petition in this matter is essentially a copy of the amended petition he filed in his original case. It raises the same claims, and names essentially the same Respondents. (See ECF No. 1; cf Pieper v. Doe, Docket No. 25-13660, at ECF No. 20.) Petitioner’s filing in this matter is thus clearly duplicative of the amended complaint he filed in 25-13660, and must be dismissed without prejudice as such. See, e.g., Fabics v. City of New Brunswick, 629 F. App’x 196, 198 (3d Cir. 2015). Petitioner should make any future filings related to his pending habeas petition in his original habeas matter, Docket No. 25-13660.

IT IS THEREFORE on this day of January, 2026, ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner’s habeas petition (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as duplicative of the amended petition filed in Petitioner’s original habeas matter (Pieper v. Doe, Docket No. 25-13660, at ECF No. 20); and 2. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order upon Petitioner by regular mail, and shall mark this matter as CLOSED.

MICHAEL A. sted UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE