Covert v. Yates

Filing 9

ORDER AUTHORIZING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 9/8/09 as to James Covert, Jr.(Dillon, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 co2029.ifp 1 vs. JAMES YATES, et al., Respondents. / Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the court is petitioner's application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner's application to proceed in forma pauperis (no. 7) is granted. DATED: September 8, 2009 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JAMES COVERT, JR., Petitioner, No. CIV S-09-2029 GGH P