Winfield v. Parks et al

Filing 9

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/7/2010 ORDERING that w/in 14 days, ptnr to submit either the filing fee or the ifp application; the clerk to mail ptnr another ifp form.(Yin, K)

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(HC) Winfield v. Parks et al Doc. 9 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 vs. RICHARD PARKS, et al., Respondents. / Petitioner, a prisoner without counsel, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus either must pay the $5.00 filing fee, see 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), or request leave of court to proceed in forma pauperis, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Petitioner has neither paid the fee nor submitted an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis . On July 15, 2010, the court ordered petitioner to submit either the filing fee or the application required by section 1915(a) within 30 days, and warned petitioner that his failure to comply with this order would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. On August 5, 2010, petitioner filed a letter stating that he had tried to get the certificate filled out but was "having a hard time." The court granted petitioner an additional 30 days to comply with the 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PAUL WINFIELD, Petitioner, No. CIV S-10-1626 EFB P ORDER Dockets.Justia.com 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 court's July 15, 2010 order, but plaintiff neither paid the fee nor filled out the certificate. Petitioner filed two letters stating that "they don't seem to want to fill the certificate out verifying what I have on the books but you can go ahead and take the 50 dollar filing fee for the [w]rit of habeas corpus off of my account." Dckt. No. 7 at 2. His second letter asks the court to "prosecute" three individuals who he alleges have slandered him, falsely accused him of battery, and discriminated against him in denying him parole. Dckt. No. 8. He also states that an officer told him that she threw the certificate away. Id. The court grants petitioner one last chance to submit the filing fee or the application required by 1915(a). Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Within 14 days of the date of this order, petitioner shall submit either the filing fee or the application required by section 1915(a); and 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail to petitioner another form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. DATED: October 7, 2010. 2

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