Rippey v. Brown

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 5/25/11 ORDERING that the plaintiff shall submit, within 30 days from the date of this order, his request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee. The clerk is directed to send plaintiff a new application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. (Donati, J)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT JOSEPH RIPPEY,
Petitioner,

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vs.

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EDMUND BROWN,
Respondent.

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ORDER
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Petitioner, a prisoner without counsel, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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No. CIV S-11-1307 EFB P

See 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

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A petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus either must pay the $5.00 filing fee, see 28

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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

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forma pauperis.
Within 30 days from the day this order is served, petitioner may submit either the filing

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fee or the application required by section 1915(a). Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order

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will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. The Clerk of the Court is directed

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to mail to petitioner a form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

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So ordered.

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DATED: May 25, 2011.

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